Weather Update: Intermittent Showers Lash Delhi-NCR Leading To Water-Logging, Traffic Snarl

Weather Forecast: The IMD said that cyclonic circulation lies over the Northeast Arabian Sea adjoining Gujarat at lower tropospheric levels. States like Gujarat, Kerala, Jharkhand and Delhi are expected to witness more rainfall going ahead.

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IMD has earlier said heavy rainfall is likely to occur over North India in the next four to five days.

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Weather Updates: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rains in the coming days but despite that, there seems no respite from the humidity. Water logging has been reported from across the country with people facing mobility issues. IMD said in its daily bulletin that the monsoon is troughing at mean sea level and lies south of its normal position. It said that a cyclonic circulation lies over Jharkhand in lower tropospheric and middle tropospheric levels and may lead to rain.

The IMD also said that cyclonic circulation lies over the Northeast Arabian Sea adjoining Gujarat at lower tropospheric levels. States like Gujarat, Kerala, Jharkhand and Delhi are expected to witness more rainfall going ahead. Rain lashed parts of the national capital in the early hours of Saturday, affirming further that the southwest monsoon was active in the national capital. IMD has earlier said heavy rainfall is likely to occur over North India in the next four to five days. "Weather Warning for Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh are under a heavy rainfall alert from July 8 to 9. Be prepared for intense rain and take necessary precautions," the IMD stated. It also issued a yellow alert for certain districts in Kerala.

08 July 2023

14:49 PM

Delhi Rains Live Updates: Visuals Of Water Logging In National Capital

#WATCH | Incessant rainfall in Delhi leaves several parts of the city waterlogged. Visuals from Akbar Road. pic.twitter.com/RTSWMN9OE6

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13:30 PM

Delhi Rain Live Updates: Minimum Temperature Dipped To 25 Degrees Celsius

The minimum temperature dipped to 25 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average in Delhi, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. However, the maximum is expected to hover around 36 degrees, it said. The relative humidity at 8.30 a.m. was recorded at 74 per cent. According to the IMD, heavy rains experienced in parts of Delhi and Noida served as a confirmation of the active southwest monsoon prevailing in the area.

11:52 AM

Live Weather Update: Karnataka Minister To Visit Coastal Areas

Karnataka ministers will visit rain-affected coastal areas in Dakshin Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi districts today. Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda will visit rain-affected areas in Uttara Kannada and Udupi in charge Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar will visit the areas in Udupi.

11:25 AM

Delhi Rains Live Update: Fresh Showers Lash National Capital, Ghaziabad, Noida

Fresh intermittent showers continued in Delhi-NCR this morning. While the people woke up to a pleasant morning, water logging was also reported at several places.

11:20 AM

Karnataka Weather Live Updates: Minister Warns Govt Officials Against Laxity

Officials dealing with rain-related calamities will be directly responsible for any lapses on their part in taking precautionary measures in affected areas, Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has said. Strict action will be taken against the officials in case of shortcomings while dealing with the situation, the minister told a meeting held at the command control room of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) on Friday night.

10:22 AM

Live Update: IMD Predicts Heavey Rain In Kashmir, Himachal, Haryana, Parts Of UP

Isolated very heavy rainfall is very likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Haryana and West Uttar Pradesh on 8th and 9th July while in Punjab today, said IMD.

10:20 AM

Live Weather Update: Families Shifted To Relief Camps Amid Flooding

Rainwater entered houses and a large number of families were shifted to relief camps opened by district authorities. The district authorities have opened 17 relief camps in Alappuzha in view of heavy rains. Five camps were opened in Chengannur taluk, two in Cherthala and a camp in Mavelikara. At present, eleven camps are functioning in Chengannur, four in Cherthala and two in Mavelikara. More than 1100 people were shifted to relief camps in three talukas of Alapuzha. 571 people including 245 men, 251 women and 75 children from 184 families were shifted to the camps. In Chengannur, there are 282 people from 79 families in the camps. In Cherthala, 262 people from 98 families and 27 people from seven families in Mavelikkara were moved to relief camps.

10:08 AM

Live Weather Update: Rain Wrecks Havoc In Kerala

IMD also predicted light-intensity rainfall in other districts including Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad. Meanwhile, the low-lying areas of the Alappuzha district in Kerala were flooded after continuous rains for the last three days and overflowing of Manimala, Achankovil and Pamba rivers. The low-lying areas of the Alappuzha district were waterlogged.

09:54 AM

Weather Today Live Status: IMD Issues Yellow Alert For Kerala

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for certain districts in the State even as it forecast the intensity of rainfall lashing the State to reduce from Friday onwards. Meanwhile, overnight rainfall in Kottayam has left various parts of the residential areas in the city waterlogged. For today, a yellow alert has been issued in Malappuram, Kozhikhode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasaragode districts of Kerala.