Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Delhi wettest August day; IMD predicts more light rain
In Delhi, a big city in India, it rained a lot for four days in a row.
Last Saturday was the rainiest August day the city has seen in two years.
In just the first eight days of August, Delhi got more rain than it usually gets in the whole month.
The rain made puddles on roads and caused traffic problems in the area around Delhi.
A group of weather scientists called the IMD watches the weather and tells people what is coming.
The IMD said Sunday would be mostly cloudy with some very light rain in Delhi.
It also warned about heavy rain in other states like Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The IMD asked people there to stay alert, avoid unnecessary travel and not take shelter under trees.
Delhi recorded its wettest August day in two years on Saturday, according to the IMD.
Delhi crossed its average August monthly rainfall in just the first eight days, with Safdarjung Observatory recording 230.1 mm.
Heavy rain for four consecutive days triggered waterlogging and traffic woes in parts of the NCR.
The IMD forecast a generally cloudy sky with very light to light rain in Delhi on Sunday and issued no major warning.
Orange alerts were issued for heavy rainfall in districts of Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- Who
- India Meteorological Department (IMD) and residents of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR)
- What
- Delhi recorded its wettest August day in two years and crossed its average August rainfall in eight days, while IMD issued orange alerts for heavy rainfall in several states
- When
- Saturday for the wettest August day record, with forecasts for Sunday and the coming week; Delhi crossed its August average in the first eight days of the month
- Where
- Delhi and the NCR, with orange alerts in Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and heavy rain likely over Kerala, Karnataka, Western Himalayan Region and East Rajasthan
- Why
- A period of intense monsoon rainfall is affecting Delhi and parts of India, prompting advisories to stay alert and avoid unnecessary travel
- Delhi August rainfall so far
- 230.1 mm (monthly average crossed in 8 days)
- Wettest August day
- Recorded on Saturday, wettest in two years
- Consecutive days of heavy rain in Delhi
- 4 days
- Delhi Sunday forecast
- Generally cloudy; very light to light rain, no major warning
- Orange alert states
- Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Heavy rainfall forecast this week
- Western Himalayan Region, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
- Rainfall forecast for next 2 days
- Kerala, Coastal and South Interior Karnataka
- Reporting source
- PTI news agency