Heavy Rain Lashes Delhi, Mumbai; Waterlogging in Nashik, IMD Predicts ‘Average’ Monsoon in July | Updates

Heavy rains continued to batter the national and financial capitals of India leading to traffic disruption due to waterlogging. While train services and road traffic were affected by the continuous torrential rains in Mumbai and its suburbs, waterlogging and traffic jams due to heavy rains brought Delhi to a standstill.

India Meteorological Department (IMD), monsoon rainfall over the country in July is expected to be ‘normal’ unlike June when it was ‘below normal’ with a deficit of 10%.

“The monthly precipitation over the country as a whole during July 2023 is likely to be normal (94 to 106%) of the long-period average (LPA) and probably within the positive side of normal,” the Met Office said.

Latest weather updates

• According to the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi received 26.9 mm of rain between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm on Friday.
• Delhi reported a death due to rain on Friday as an auto-rickshaw driver fell into a ditch due to waterlogging and later died of his injuries. Citing police, a report by the agency said the 51-year-old driver, Ajit Sharma of Nand Nagri, died after falling into a ditch on a water-filled road in Harsh Vihar, north-east Delhi.
• Officials said Mumbai experienced moderate rain in a 12-hour period ending at 8 p.m. on Friday. However, the intensity of precipitation was greater in the suburbs than in the city.
• The IMD has forecast the average monsoon rainfall for the country in July with exceptions for parts of northeastern and northwest India.
• “Higher-than-normal rainfall is very likely over central India, most parts of the southern peninsula, eastern India and some parts of northeastern and northwest India,” IMD said in a tweet.
• The weather department also predicted lower-than-normal rains for many areas in northwestern, northeastern and southeastern peninsular India.
• Manorama Mohanty, director of MET, said that the local meeting office predicted heavy rains in some parts of Gujarat on July 1.
• “It is raining continuously in Gujarat. On 1st of July, there is a possibility of heavy rains in some areas of the state. It is likely that rainfall will decrease in Saurashtra of Kutch from 1st July.

• Waterlogging was reported in the Ambad Industrial Area of ​​Nashik as the city recorded 26.7 mm of rain in the 24 hours between 5:30 pm on Thursday and 5:30 pm on Friday.
• According to the IMD, light to moderate rain is likely in the city through July 4.