Red alert in Noida, Ghaziabad, orange in Gurugram as rain refuses to take break in NCR

Haryana's Gurugram, which was choked after a long spell of rain on Monday, was placed under an orange alert by the IMD after a brief red warning on Tuesday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed under red alert Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad and Noida on Tuesday afternoon as rain continued to lash the national capital region (NCR) cities, adjoining Delhi, intermittently.

Commuters make their way through a waterlogged road amid rainfall in Gurugram on Monday (PTI)

Haryana's Gurugram, which was choked after a long spell of rain on Monday, was placed under an orange alert by the IMD which downgraded the warning from a red alert on Tuesday.

While the IMD red alert in Gurugram was valid up to around 11:45 am, the orange alert was in place till 5:30 pm on Tuesday, according to the nowcast seen at around 3:30 pm on IMD website. Follow weather news live updates

Entire Delhi, meanwhile, was on yellow alert later, after being briefly placed under orange warning.

UP's Noida was also under yellow alert till 3 pm, however, it was upgraded to a red-coloured warning later.

Weather forecast

The IMD predicted partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers for Gurugram on Tuesday, a day after the city was left heavily waterlogged following day-long showers, leading to massive traffic snarls.

The city on Tuesday recorded a minimum temperature of 21.7 degrees Celsius, 4.8 notches below normal, with the weather department predicting moderate rainfall.

Delhi, which was also lashed by heavy rain overnight. recorded a minimum temperature of 21.7 degrees Celsius, 4.8 notches below normal, with the weather department predicting moderate rainfall.

The maximum temperature in Delhi on Tuesday was expected to reach 31 degreed Celsius.

In a detailed advisory later on Tuesday, the IMD said heavy to very heavy rainfall spell is likely to continue over Northwest India for next two days with isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

IMD attributed the rain activity to the formation of a “low pressure area” over northwest Bay of Bengal, which it said likely to become more marked over the same region in next 24 hours.

Amid the heavy rain and severe waterlogging, authorities in Gurugram advised private offices to allow employees to work from home and schools to conduct online classes on Tuesday.

Ajay Kumar, district magistrate-cum-chairperson, district disaster management authority (DDMA), said in an advisory, "In view of the forecast, all corporate offices and private institutions in the district are advised to guide their employees to work from home; and all schools in the district are advised to conduct online classes on 02-09-2025".

In a post on X, Gurugram deputy commissioner wrote, "Gurugram received more than 100 mm of rainfall on Monday between 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM, and the Weather Department issued an Orange Alert on 2nd September 2025 - heavy to very-heavy rainfall expected".

"The district administration appeals to the public to exercise caution, avoid unnecessary travel, and follow all official instructions in view of the prevailing weather conditions", the post read.