Widespread Monsoon Rainfall for Delhi; Spread and Intensity to Reduce Tomorrow-Day After

Key Takeaways:

• Delhi-NCR recorded widespread moderate rainfall with isolated heavy showers during the past 24 hours.
• Intermittent light to moderate rain will continue today under cloudy skies, with temperatures staying below 30°C.
• Rainfall intensity and frequency will reduce on Friday and Saturday, though isolated light showers may continue.
• A fresh spell of enhanced monsoon activity is expected between August 9 and 11, with August 10 likely to be the wettest day.
• Forecast Validity: Next 2 to 3 days.

As expected, Delhi and the adjoining NCR region received widespread moderate rainfall during the past 24 hours, with a few places witnessing short spells of heavy showers. Safdarjung and Palam recorded 18.7 mm and 25 mm of rainfall, respectively, during the 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m. today. The showers were comparatively heavier over Lodi Road, which registered 43.8 mm of rainfall, most of it during the afternoon hours.

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Light and continuous rainfall has been prevailing across Delhi-NCR since morning, and frequent showers are expected to continue through the day. Weather conditions are likely to ease relatively over the next two days before becoming active once again between Sunday and Tuesday.

The monsoon trough is currently passing through Firozpur, Rohtak, Lucknow and further eastward, remaining in close proximity to Delhi. In addition, a Western Disturbance persists over the mountains in the form of an upper-air trough. Two embedded cyclonic circulations are present within this trough—one over Northwest Uttar Pradesh and another over Southwest Uttar Pradesh.

Under the combined influence of these weather systems, the monsoon trough will remain close to Delhi today before shifting southward during Friday and Saturday. While the circulation over Northwest Uttar Pradesh is expected to weaken, the one over Southwest Uttar Pradesh will expand to cover parts of Northeast Rajasthan. This system will pull the monsoon trough slightly south of Delhi, though not far enough to completely cut off rainfall activity. As a result, the region will continue to receive short-duration light showers.

The sky is expected to remain cloudy throughout the day, with intermittent light to moderate showers dominating the weather. Day temperatures will stay well below normal and are unlikely to exceed 30°C.

Light rainfall may continue into the morning hours on Friday, after which both the frequency and intensity of showers are expected to reduce. Similar weather conditions are likely to persist on Saturday as well.

Thereafter, the monsoon trough is expected to oscillate northward once again, leading to a fresh increase in rainfall activity between August 9 and August 11, with the most noticeable spell likely around August 10, 2026.

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