Archive · 8 Aug 2026
IMD red alert as heavy monsoon rains batter Delhi, Haryana
In India, there are weather scientists called the India Meteorological Department, or IMD.
They tell everyone when big rains are coming.
Right now they say lots of rain will fall for the next few days.
A big area of low air pressure is forming near West Bengal and the Bay of Bengal, pulling in rain clouds.
People in Delhi have already seen rain for three days in a row.
A red warning was given for some parts of Delhi, which means extremely heavy rain is possible.
An orange warning covers other parts of Delhi, meaning very heavy rain.
Some districts in Haryana and Odisha got red warnings too.
The heavy rain has made roads flood, and an ambulance even got stuck under a flyover in Noida.
The weather scientists ask people to be careful about waterlogging, flooding and traffic problems.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in New Delhi, Southwest Delhi, Southeast Delhi and South Delhi on August 8.
An orange alert for very heavy rainfall covers North Delhi, Northwest Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East Delhi, Northeast Delhi and Shahadra.
Red alerts were also issued for Haryana districts Hisar, Fatehabad and Jind, and for Mayurbhanj in Odisha.
A low-pressure area is likely to form over coastal Gangetic West Bengal and the adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, bringing heavy rain to East India over the next three days.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast in Kerala, Coastal and South Interior Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and the Northeast, with thunderstorms and lightning.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued the warnings; residents of Delhi, Haryana, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Odisha are affected.
- What
- Red and orange weather alerts were issued for extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall as active monsoon conditions continue across India.
- When
- August 8, 2026 (Saturday), Delhi's third consecutive day of rainfall; heavy rain is expected to continue over the coming days.
- Where
- Delhi and adjoining Delhi NCR areas, Haryana, Odisha, and parts of eastern, central, northeastern and southern India.
- Why
- A low-pressure area is likely to form over coastal Gangetic West Bengal and the adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, strengthening monsoon rainfall.
- Issuing agency
- India Meteorological Department (IMD)
- Red alert zones (Delhi)
- New Delhi, Southwest Delhi, Southeast Delhi, South Delhi
- Orange alert zones (Delhi)
- North Delhi, Northwest Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East Delhi, Northeast Delhi, Shahadra
- Red alert districts (Haryana)
- Hisar, Fatehabad, Jind (alert valid till 11:30 AM on August 8)
- Red alert district (Odisha)
- Mayurbhanj
- Alert date
- August 8, 2026 (third consecutive day of rainfall in Delhi)
- Delhi forecast temperatures
- Maximum 33°C - 35°C; minimum 22°C - 24°C
- Low-pressure area
- Coastal Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal
- Heavy rainfall forecast regions
- Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Gangetic West Bengal (next 3 days); Kerala, Coastal & South Interior Karnataka (weekend)
