IMD predicts substantial rainfall in Delhi and multiple other states within the next 48 hours. Stay updated for further details

The IMD has issued an 'orange alert' for Sunday and Monday in the national capital due to anticipated heavy rainfall.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts significant rainfall in Delhi over the next two days, following the city's record-breaking downpour on Friday, the highest in 88 years. An 'orange alert' has been issued for heavy rainfall on Sunday and Monday.

The regional meteorological center in New Delhi reports that Saturday will experience moderate rain and thunderstorms, predicting a "generally cloudy sky with moderate rain/thunderstorms."

On Sunday and Monday (June 30 and July 1), moderate to heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and gusty winds of 30 to 40 km/h is expected.

Delhi experienced 228.1 mm of rain on Friday, the highest for June since 1936, with further showers anticipated over the weekend, according to meteorologists cited by PTI. The Safdarjung Observatory recorded this amount in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Friday, over three times the average June rainfall of 74.1 mm, and the highest June rainfall in at least 16 years.

Experts note that such extreme weather events are increasingly common in Delhi, which typically receives about 650 mm of rainfall during the entire monsoon season. The heavy rain on Friday alone accounted for one-third of the season's total so far.

Rainfall Forecasts for Other States Over the Next 5 Days:

June 29:

Extensive light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, is expected across Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and East India.

Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall in Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh.

- Isolated very heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha.

- Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and isolated heavy rainfall in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.

June 30:

Isolated very heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, and Odisha.

Isolated heavy rainfall in Punjab and Delhi.

Isolated very heavy rainfall in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.

July 1:

- Isolated very heavy rainfall in Haryana-Chandigarh and East Rajasthan.

- Isolated heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

July 2:

- Isolated very heavy rainfall in East Rajasthan.

- Isolated heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

- Isolated very heavy rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh.

July 3:

- Isolated very heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, and Arunachal Pradesh.

- Isolated heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha.