Delhi-NCR weather highlights: Light to moderate rainfall likely, says IMD as Delhi CM flags 'waterlogging issue'

Delhi NCR weather highlights: Several parts of the national capital were affected by waterlogging following heavy rainfall. Sector 9 and the Rajiv Chowk Subway were among the flooded areas. Narsinghpur and several other parts of the city saw traffic congestion.

Delhi NCR weather highlights: The national capital witnessed another spell of heavy rain on Tuesday. (Arvind Yadav/HT)

Delhi NCR weather highlights: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said waterlogging remains a major issue for the government and that authorities are working systematically to address it....Read More

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• 25 Aug 2026, 06:05:53 PM IST

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• 25 Aug 2026, 05:14:22 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Waterlogging at Safdarjung hospital, visuals surface

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Visuals show severe waterlogging at the Safdarjung hospital after heavy rain across the national capital.

• 25 Aug 2026, 04:48:54 PM IST

  India weather LIVE: Rain likely over several districts, says IMD

  India weather LIVE: The IMD issued a district-wise nowcast warning, valid for the next two to three hours, at 4 pm on Tuesday.

  Thunderstorms, lightning, and moderate to heavy rain are very likely in:

  Delhi: Central Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North East Delhi, Shahdara, South Delhi, South East Delhi

  Haryana: Bhiwani, Charki Dadri, Hisar, Jind

  Uttarakhand: Almora, Dehradun, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar

  Punjab: Sangrur

  Himachal Pradesh: Bilaspur, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan

  Chhattisgarh: Gaurela Pendra Marwahi, Jashpur, Korba, Raigarh, Sukma

  Madhya Pradesh: Agar-Malwa, Balaghat, Bhind, Chhatarpur, Datia, Dewas, Dindori, Gwalior, Harda, Hoshangabad, Mandsaur, Morena, Neemuch, Niwari, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Sagar, Sehore, Seoni, Shajapur, Sheopur Kalan, Shivpuri, Tikamgarh, Ujjain

  Uttar Pradesh: Amethi, Amroha, Auraiya, Ayodhya, Badaun, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Bijnor, Bulandshahr, Etawah, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Hapur, Hardoi, Jalaun, Jhansi, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Lucknow, Mahoba, Meerut, Moradabad, Raebareli, Rampur, Sambhal, Sultanpur, Unnao

  Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills, South Garo Hills, South West Khasi Hills

  Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram

  The weather agency advised the residents in the affected regions to stay alert and take necessary precautions, check road and traffic conditions, and follow any other advisories issued by concerned agencies.

• 25 Aug 2026, 04:30:38 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Rain, thunderstorm likely in parts of Capital, IMD predicts

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: According to the IMD, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorms and lightning is very likely to occur at a few places in Delhi: Karawal Nagar, Civil Lines, Patel Nagar, Budha Jayanti Park, Rajeev Chowk, ITO, India Gate, Akshardham, Palam, Safdarjung, IGI Airport, R K Puram.

  Similarly, rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is very likely to occur at a few places in the NCR (Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad).

  The alert was issued at 3:40 pm on Tuesday and is valid up to 5:40 pm.

• 25 Aug 2026, 04:14:17 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Waterlogging witnessed in national capital - Watch

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Heavy rain triggered waterlogging in Delhi's Kirari area, with visuals showing residents wading through water.

• 25 Aug 2026, 03:40:38 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Light rain likely in parts of national capital

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: According to the IMD, light rainfall or drizzle is very likely to occur at a few places in Delhi (Karawal Nagar, Seemapuri, Shahadra, Patel Nagar, Rajeev Chowk, Safdarjung, IGI Airport, R K Puram, Ayanagar, Deramandi) and the NCR (Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Chhapraula, Gurugram).

  The alert was issued at around 3 pm on Tuesday and is valid up to around 5 pm.

• 25 Aug 2026, 03:00:27 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: ‘ ₹1,400 cr spent, zero result’, says Congress to Haryana govt over Gurugram waterlogging

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Congress General Secretary and MP Randeep Singh Surjewala criticised the BJP-led Haryana government and CM Nayab Singh Saini over waterlogging and traffic disruptions in Gurugram.

  On X, Surjewala said, “Gurgaon infra has 'collapsed'! Waterlogged & Jammed Roads! Advisory is to 'work from home'! Nayab Saini & BJP Govt's Delivery.”

  He alleged, “School buses stranded, roads & streets flooded, people getting electrocuted, govt & administration missing, chaos prevails, fend for urself, and ₹1,400 cr spent, zero result! Calling it 'Millennium City Gurugram!'”

  He also shared the DDMA advisory issued after heavy rainfall on August 24.

• 25 Aug 2026, 02:44:55 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Delhi Jal Board approves 2 reservoirs, smart meter project, says CM

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta said the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has approved the construction of two new underground water reservoirs in the city. The DJB has also cleared a project to install smart meters for real-time monitoring of water supply, she said. The measures are aimed at improving water storage and enabling better monitoring of supply across Delhi. (PTI)

• 25 Aug 2026, 02:40:40 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Delhi may see only light rain over next 2 days, says IMD scientist

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: IMD scientist Dr Akhil Srivastava said Delhi received heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours, with up to 10 cm recorded in some areas.

  “There is a possibility of further decrease in this over the next two days, and only light rain is expected in Delhi,” he said. On the wider weather situation, Srivastava said the low-pressure area that formed over northwest Bengal on August 23 is currently over Jharkhand and adjoining areas, bringing the possibility of good rainfall over east-central India.

  “An 'Orange Alert' for heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued for Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, and east Uttar Pradesh,” he said, adding that a similar alert has been issued for Kerala.

  Heavy rain is also expected in parts of eastern India, while warnings have been issued for parts of coastal Karnataka, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. No special heavy-rain warning has been issued for hilly areas, though thunderstorms are possible in Uttarakhand.

• 25 Aug 2026, 02:35:59 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Waterlogging a major issue for Delhi govt, says CM Rekha Gupta

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Delhi waterlogging a major issue for govt, working systematically to tackle it, said CM Rekha Gupta on Tuesday.

• 25 Aug 2026, 02:34:24 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: 15-year-old’s body found 4 days after falling into Jasola drain

  #UPDATE | The body of 15-year-old Mithun was found in Delhi's Jasola area. He had fallen into a drain on Saturday, 23rd August. A rescue operation had been underway since Saturday: Delhi Police https://t.co/HYKTxl2RGM

  — ANI (@ANI) August 25, 2026

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: The body of 15-year-old Mithun was found in an open drain in Delhi's Jasola area on Tuesday, four days after he fell into it while chasing a kite. A multi-agency rescue operation had been underway since Saturday to trace the Class 8 student.

• 25 Aug 2026, 02:26:46 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: ‘Long-term issue, solutions will take time,’ says Haryana minister

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Haryana minister Shruti Choudhary, responding to waterlogging in Gurugram after heavy rainfall, said the issue is long-term and will take time to address. “The Chief Minister regularly holds meetings on this matter; since it is a long-term issue, devising solutions will naturally take time. To give you an example regarding my own department: the Irrigation Department has seen no significant work for a very long time. The entire infrastructure had fallen into such a dilapidated state that it is now set for major renovation under a World Bank project. All of this has become possible due to a clear vision and a thorough review of how to revamp the Irrigation Department across the entire state of Haryana," she said.

• 25 Aug 2026, 01:01:24 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Children swim, play on waterlogged road near Rajeev Chowk

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Heavy rainfall caused severe waterlogging in parts of Gurugram, with children seen swimming and playing on a waterlogged road near Rajeev Chowk on Tuesday.

• 25 Aug 2026, 12:59:16 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Cement-laden truck gets stuck after road damaged

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Heavy rainfall damaged a road in Gurugram, leaving a cement-laden truck stuck in Sector 9 near the link road connecting to the Dwarka Expressway.

• 25 Aug 2026, 12:00:03 PM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Azad Market inundated after heavy showers

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Visuals from Azad Market showed streets inundated with rainwater following the heavy showers.

• 25 Aug 2026, 11:26:30 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Delhi's AQI stands at 100 after heavy rain

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Delhi's air quality index (AQI) stood at 100 in the 'satisfactory' category at 9 am on Tuesday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Under the national AQI scale, 0-50 is 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'.

• 25 Aug 2026, 11:02:06 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Rain brings down temperatures across Delhi

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Heavy rain brought down minimum temperatures across Delhi, with all five IMD stations recording below-normal readings.

  Safdarjung recorded 23.5°C, 2.9°C below normal, while Palam recorded 21.8°C, 4.3°C below normal. Lodhi Road recorded 23.6°C, Ridge 20.8°C and Ayanagar 23.8°C, with temperatures 1.4°C, 4.7°C and 2°C below normal, respectively.

• 25 Aug 2026, 10:48:16 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Areas that are severely waterlogged

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Heavy rain led to waterlogging in several parts of Delhi, including Ashoka Road in Lutyens' Delhi, Raisina Road, areas around RML Hospital, Parliament Street, Baba Kharak Singh Marg and Connaught Place.

  Waterlogging was also reported near the Supreme Court and AIIMS, with vehicles seen being pulled through waterlogged stretches by riders. ITO, Moti Bagh, Kamla Nagar and Karol Bagh were among other areas affected by waterlogging following the heavy showers.

• 25 Aug 2026, 10:46:54 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Ayanagar, Ridge cross 100 mm rainfall mark

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Many parts of Delhi recorded around 100 mm of rainfall or more in the 24-hour period ending 8:30 am on Tuesday. Ayanagar recorded the highest rainfall at 101.9 mm, followed by Ridge at 100.4 mm. Safdarjung received 99.1 mm, while Lodi Road recorded 98.3 mm. Palam recorded 68 mm of rainfall till 8 am, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. (PTI)

• 25 Aug 2026, 10:43:45 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Severe inundation near AIIMS after heavy showers

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Severe waterlogging was seen near AIIMS in Delhi on Tuesday following heavy rainfall.

• 25 Aug 2026, 10:35:55 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Visuals of a waterlogged underpass in Delhi

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Visuals from Kishan Ganj underpass area.

• 25 Aug 2026, 10:16:36 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Heavy showers inundate Baba Kharak Singh Marg

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Heavy rain caused waterlogging on Baba Kharak Singh Marg in Delhi on Tuesday morning, affecting traffic movement on the busy road.

• 25 Aug 2026, 10:14:05 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Kishanganj underpass waterlogged

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Visuals from the Kishanganj underpass showed rainwater accumulating on the road amid continued showers in the region.

• 25 Aug 2026, 10:11:10 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Traffic snarls reported on NH-48 near Narsinghpur

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Amid heavy rainfall in Gurugram, a traffic jam was reported on NH-48 near the Narsinghpur area on Tuesday.

• 25 Aug 2026, 10:07:49 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Waterlogging near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Visuals by ANI show waterlogging near RML hospital.

• 25 Aug 2026, 09:55:55 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: CCTV visuals show waterlogging in Kamla Nagar

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: CCTV visuals from Kamla Nagar showed roads inundated with rainwater as showers continued across the region.

• 25 Aug 2026, 09:30:32 AM IST

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Heavy rain causes waterlogging near Parliament area

  Delhi NCR weather LIVE: Visuals from the area near Parliament showed rainwater accumulating on the roads as showers continued in the city.