Rain lashes Delhi; IMD issues ‘red’ and ‘orange’ alerts

Rain lashed the national capital on Tuesday afternoon, bringing some respite from the heat. The India Meteorological Department issued ‘red’ and ‘orange’ alerts for rain and strong winds across the city.

According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) district-level nowcast, a ‘red’ alert was issued for parts of north Delhi, where moderate rain at many places and heavy rain at isolated places accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and winds with speeds reaching up to 70 kmph are likely.

An ‘orange’ alert was issued for the rest of Delhi, where moderate rain at most places along with thunderstorms, lightning and wind speeds reaching up to 50-60 kmph are expected.

The weather department has forecast generally cloudy skies with moderate rain during the day. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 36 degrees Celsius.

Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius — the highest since July 2, 2024, when the mercury settled at a low of 30.7 degrees Celsius.

The IMD said the “feels like” temperature at 8.30 am was 44.7 degrees Celsius as relative humidity stood at 79 per cent, making for uncomfortable weather.

The Lodhi Road weather station recorded a minimum temperature of 30.4 degrees Celsius, Palam 28.3 degrees Celsius, Ayanagar 28.6 degrees Celsius and the Ridge 24.9 degrees Celsius.