3 min readNew DelhiJun 18, 2025 12:03 AM IST
First published on: Jun 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM IST
Delhi continued to experience relief from scorching summer heat on Tuesday as pre-monsoon showers lashed several parts of the Capital. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a yellow alert for Wednesday, warning of thunderstorms and lightning accompanied by light to moderate rain.
The maximum temperature on Tuesday settled at 36.2 degrees, 2.6 degrees below the season’s normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 28 degrees Celsius. However, the city experienced very high humidity, reaching 94%, causing discomfort. The city had witnessed a heat spell between June 8 and 14, with the maximum temperature settling above 40 degrees Celsius. The Capital got a break from the heat spell on June 15.
Amid changing weather patterns on Tuesday, the IMD issued multiple red alerts for Delhi-NCR— including at 2.15 pm and another at 5.30 pm— in anticipation of moderate to heavy rainfall and strong winds, gusting up to 60-80 kmph.
However, wind speeds varied across the Capital. The highest wind speed was recorded at the observatory in Mayur Vihar’s Salwan Public School, touching 43 kmph around 2.45 pm, said the weather office. Palam and Safdarjung reported gusty winds between 35 and 40 kmph, observed both during the early afternoon hours and again around 6.30 pm. Despite the wind, no widespread damage was reported by evening.
Safdarjung, the city’s primary observatory, recorded 10.4 mm of rainfall until 5.30 pm. Among other stations, Pusa logged the highest rainfall at 40.5 mm, followed by Palam (37.2 mm), Ayanagar (22.8 mm), Ridge (14.4 mm), Delhi University (8.5 mm), and Lodhi Road (6 mm). Rainfall was more scattered in the northern part of the city, with Narela logging just 0.5 mm of rain. Among the neighbouring cities, Gurgaon recorded 25 mm of rain, Ghaziabad 6 mm, and Noida registered 2 mm of rain.
On Wednesday, according to the IMD alert, winds during the thunderstorm could reach up to 60 kmph, especially in the evening or night hours. The weather department has also forecast thunderstorms for Thursday and Friday, while Saturday may see a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain. Rainfall and thunderstorm conditions are expected to continue till at least June 23, even as no formal alert has been issued. Temperatures are expected to gradually ease, with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 35 degrees Celsius and the minimum hovering near 27 degrees.
Meanwhile, the progress of the Southwest Monsoon has been notably swift this year. The IMD has said that conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to advance further over the remaining parts of Gujarat, parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and East Uttar Pradesh in the next two days.
This year, the monsoon arrived in Kerala on May 24, significantly earlier than the average onset date of June 1. It reached Mumbai by May 26, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule. This would be much earlier than the normal onset date of around June 30 in the Capital.
Amid changing weather patterns on Tuesday, the IMD issued multiple red alerts for Delhi-NCR— including at 2.15 pm and another at 5.30 pm— in anticipation of moderate to heavy rainfall and strong winds, gusting up to 60-80 kmph.
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