Tag: India Meteorological Department

Jul 1

Weather update: Orange alert in Delhi as monsoon hits north India, heavy rain lashes Mumbai

The monsoon current finally rolled into Delhi, yielding the season’s first spell of heavy rain on Thursday and bringing down the National Capital’s maximum temperature to 29.4° C, the lowest in four months. Several parts of the city received moderate-to-heavy rainfall, with the Safdarjung observatory recording 116.6 mm precipitation between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM. […]