Steady rainfall soaked Delhi and close by areas on Monday morning, marking a robust comeback of the monsoon after a chronic dry spell. Heavy to very heavy showers, accompanied by gusty winds and lightweight thunderstorms, have been reported throughout Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad, bringing much-needed respite from the current spell of intense warmth.

The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Delhi-NCR, warning of continued heavy rainfall by way of the day. In accordance with the climate division, the monsoon axis has shifted northward, creating circumstances favorable for at the very least two extra vital rain spells over the following 4 days.

“Scattered reasonable to heavy rains with thunderstorms will happen in Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida, Palwal, Gurgaon, Baghpat, Elements of Delhi, East Delhi, Jhajjar and close by areas within the subsequent 2 hours because the axis will shift south as soon as once more,” the wweather company mentioned in a submit on X.

Earlier, the regional metrological division, New Delhi, had issued a yellow alert for the nationwide capital at this time, which was later up to date to an orange alert. Notably, the metrological division has predicted mild rainfall all through this week, till July 12.

In the meantime, Delhi’s air high quality continued its outstanding enchancment on Sunday, with the Air High quality Index (AQI) remaining within the ‘passable’ class for the eleventh straight day, the longest such stretch recorded in 2024 to date. As per information from the Central Air pollution Management Board (CPCB), the AQI stood at 76 at 4 pm on Sunday.

The cleaner air development started on June 26, when the AQI dropped to 94 from 134 a day earlier, shifting from the ‘reasonable’ to ‘passable’ class. Since then, Delhi’s air has constantly stayed beneath the 100 mark, signaling a major non permanent respite from the same old air pollution ranges.

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