Red alert for Delhi-NCR for light to moderate rain, winds up to 70 km/hr

Usually, the monsoon reaches Delhi on June 27, however, it is progressing at a faster pace than usual this year

Published on: Jun 17, 2025, 14:17:07 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an red alert for Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), forecasting light to moderate rain and the possibility of gusty winds touching up to 70 km/hr. The alert, issued at 12.45 pm on Tuesday, said the weather activity is likely in the next two hours -- till around 4-15 pm, with isolated locations even recording hailstorm activity.

Dark Clouds seen hovering over the skies over Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi, (File photo by RAJ K RAJ / Hindustan Times) (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Overall, IMD has a yellow alert for both Tuesday and Wednesday, stating there were chances of light to moderate rain in the city. Despite no colour-coded alerts from Thursday onwards, on and off-rain activity is likely to persist in the region, making for a wet week and keeping heatwaves away.

Delhi’s maximum is forecast to hover between 33 and 35°C on both Tuesday and Wednesday, with mostly overcast skies expected.

Parts of Delhi recorded ‘trace’ rainfall on Monday, as the monsoon inches closer to northwest India. IMD on Tuesday said the southwest monsoon had further advanced over some more parts of North Arabian Sea and Gujarat, remaining parts of Vidarbha, some more parts of Madhya Pradesh; most parts of Chhattisgarh; remaining parts of Odisha; some parts of Jharkhand; entire Gangetic West Bengal and remaining parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and some parts of Bihar. It said conditions were favourable for further progress too.

“Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest monsoon over remaining parts of North Arabian Sea & Gujarat; some parts of Rajasthan; some more parts of Madhya Pradesh; remaining parts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand & Bihar and some parts of East Uttar Pradesh during next two days,” said IMD in its daily weather bulletin on Tuesday.

Typically, the monsoon reaches Delhi on June 27, however, it is progressing at a faster pace than usual this year.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More

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