Archive · 11 Aug 2026
IMD forecasts Delhi-NCR rainfall until August 16 amid monsoon surge
The weather in Delhi and nearby areas turned nice and cool on Tuesday morning.
The sky was cloudy and the wind was light.
The weather office says it will keep raining a little in Delhi until August 16.
Many other parts of India will also get a lot of rain in the coming days.
There could be heavy rain, thunder, lightning and strong winds in some places.
A big weather system called the monsoon is bringing all this rain.
Very heavy rain is possible in a few places like East Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh.
People in Delhi are being told to be careful of sudden heavy showers and water on the roads.
Delhi also just had its wettest August day in two years.
More rain is expected on August 13 as well.
Delhi-NCR residents woke up to pleasant weather on Tuesday, August 11, with light winds and cloudy skies.
The IMD has predicted light to moderate rainfall in the national capital and adjoining areas until August 16.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected across northwest, central, eastern, northeastern and western India, with thunderstorms and lightning likely.
Delhi and Haryana are expected to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on August 11, with another spell forecast for August 13.
Delhi recently recorded its wettest August day in two years, with 98.7 mm of rain at the Safdarjung observatory.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) and residents of Delhi-NCR
- What
- Pleasant weather with light to moderate rainfall forecast until August 16, part of an active monsoon spell with heavy rain warnings across India
- When
- Tuesday, August 11 onward, with rainfall predicted until August 16
- Where
- Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Chandigarh, West and East Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and other parts of northwest, central, eastern, northeastern and western India
- Why
- The monsoon trough remains active south of its normal position, with a low-pressure area over north Madhya Pradesh and weather systems over the Bay of Bengal driving widespread rainfall
- Forecast period
- Light to moderate rainfall expected in Delhi-NCR until August 16
- Peak rainfall days in Delhi/Haryana
- August 11 and August 13 (isolated heavy rainfall)
- Wettest August day in Delhi
- 98.7 mm recorded at Safdarjung observatory (24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. Saturday)
- Previous record
- 107.6 mm on August 1, 2024
- Delhi August mean rainfall
- 226.8 mm (1991-2020 climatological period)
- Cumulative rainfall status
- Crossed monthly August average by 3.3 mm
- Warnings
- Extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in East Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh
- Weather systems involved
- Active monsoon trough, low-pressure area over north Madhya Pradesh, and upper-air cyclonic circulation over northwest Bay of Bengal
