Monsoon set to return in North India; IMD issues orange alert for moderate rain in Delhi

New Delhi : The southwest monsoon is set to revive in the northern India from August 19, the IMD said on Wednesday. The weather department has predicted moderate rainfall in the upcoming 2-3 days.

There will be fairly widespread rainfall in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal on Wednesday and Thursday. East Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are expected to witness isolated heavy rainfall starting Thursday which will continue till Saturday.

Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh will get rainfall for two days – Friday and Saturday – the IMD said.

The IMD has issued an orange alert for moderate rain in Delhi. The precipitation is expected to bring the maximum temperature down to 32 degrees Celsius in three to four days, it said. The precipitation is expected to bring the maximum temperature down to 32 degrees Celsius in three to four days.

It must be noted that Delhi has recorded just 63.2 mm rainfall against the normal of 157.1 mm so far this month.

The IMD has now forecast moderate to isolated heavy rain in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi between August 19 and August 23 with the revival of the monsoon.

Some of the weather experts believe that “good rainfall” in the last 10 days of the month is expected to cover the precipitation deficit in the capital.

Normally, the capital gauges 247.7mm rainfall in August. The IMD had earlier predicted normal rainfall for Delhi this month.