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Delhi Braces for Post-Monsoon Rain: IMD Issues Yellow Alert for Next 3 Days
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News18•26-09-2026, 06:12
Delhi Braces for Post-Monsoon Rain: IMD Issues Yellow Alert for Next 3 Days
- •Delhi is expected to receive light to moderate rainfall over the next two to three days, offering relief from recent heat as the city enters the post-monsoon period.
- •The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Saturday, forecasting thunderstorms and gusty winds up to 30 kmph.
- •Rainfall is anticipated from Saturday to Monday due to a depression moving towards Uttar Pradesh and interacting with a weak western disturbance.
- •The southwest monsoon withdrew from Delhi on September 23, two days earlier than usual, marking the earliest retreat since 2002.
- •The upcoming rain spell may temporarily improve Delhi's air quality, which was in the satisfactory category on Friday, before the winter pollution season.
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The India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert because light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds up to 30 kmph are expected over a three-day period. This weather is driven by a depression moving from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh toward Uttar Pradesh, interacting with a weak western disturbance.
The southwest monsoon withdrew from Delhi on September 23, which was two days earlier than its normal date and marked the capital's earliest retreat since 2002.
Delhi's base observatory at Safdarjung recorded 728.6mm of rainfall during the monsoon season, which is approximately 16% above its long-period average of 629.7mm.
