Monsoon Strikes Delhi & Mumbai On Same Day After Over Six Decades; Check Rain Forecast

Delhi/Mumbai: In a rare event, after over six decades, the Southwest Monsoon reached both Delhi and Mumbai at the same time on Sunday.

The monsoon had last covered the two metros on the same day on June 21, 1961, NDTV reported.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the rain-bearing system hit the national capital two days earlier than schedule while its entry into Mumbai was two weeks late. The monsoon, which had a slow start, made swift progress and has covered Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, northeast India, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, most parts of Himachal Pradesh, and some parts of Haryana, the weather office said.

“Southwest monsoon is active now. It has covered the whole of Maharashtra including Mumbai. Monsoon has also arrived in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and parts of Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu. It will move forward in the next 2 days and will cover other parts also,” said IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said.

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While rain brought respite from scorching heat in Delhi and adjoining areas, waterlogging was reported in various areas of Gurugram. Andheri, Malad and Dahisar were the worst affected as Mumbai and its suburbs received heavy rain in the last 24 hours. A video of a car being washed away in Panchkula due to heavy rainfall has also gone viral.

RAIN FORECAST

Northeast & adjoining East India

❖ Fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm & lightning very likely during next 5 days. ❖ Isolated Heavy to Very Heavy rainfall with Extremely Heavy Falls very likely over Odisha on June 25-26.

❖ Isolated Heavy to Very Heavy falls very likely over Jharkhand on June 25-26.

❖ Isolated heavy rainfall also likely over Gangetic West Bengal on June 25; Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura during June 26-29 and Arunachal Pradesh on June 28.

Northwest India

❖ Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated thunderstorm & lightning very likely over western Himalayan region and over the plains of northwest India (except west Rajasthan) during June 25-29.

❖ Isolated Heavy to Very Heavy rainfall with Extremely Heavy Falls very likely over Uttarakhand on June 25.

❖ Isolated heavy/very heavy rainfall very likely over Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh during June 25-29. Isolated heavy rainfall over Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi on June 25-26 and East Rajasthan during June 25-29.

Central India

❖ Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy/very heavy falls, thunderstorm & lightning over the region (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh & Vidarbha) during next 5 days.

❖ Isolated extremely heavy rainfall very likely over East Madhya Pradesh on June 26-27; West Madhya Pradesh on June 27.

South India

❖ Light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated thunderstorm & lightning very likely over the region (except Tamil Nadu) during next 5 days.

❖ Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall also likely over Kerala & Mahe on June 27.

❖ Isolated heavy rainfall also likely over Odisha during June 25-29 and over South Interior Karnataka on June 25-26.

West India

❖ Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with thunderstorm & lightning very likely over Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra during June 25-29. Isolated Heavy to very Heavy rainfall is likely over Konkan & Goa and Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra during the same period.

❖ Light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated thunderstorm & lightning very likely over Saurashtra & Kutch and Marathwada during June 25-29. Isolated Heavy rainfall also likely over Gujarat during June 25-29 and over Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra on June 25.

There is no heatwave warning in the country for next five days, it added.