Weather department issues orange alert for Delhi, predicts thunderstorms today

The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday issued an orange alert for Delhi and predicted moderate rainfall in the city and its adjoining areas during the day. An orange alert is a warning for extremely bad weather that can potentially disrupt traffic and cause waterlogging on the roads. It indicates that authorities should be prepared to take action.

The weather department has also issued a yellow alert for Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, according to the Hindustan Times. A yellow alert indicates bad weather and asks authorities to stay alert.

In an update around noon on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department predicted thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rainfall in several parts of the National Capital Region.

22/09/2021: 11:55 IST; Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of few places of Delhi ( Jafarpur, Palam, Vasant Vihar, Ayanagar, Deramandi), NCR ( Ghaziabad, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar,

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) September 22, 2021

Till September 16, when Delhi received the last spell of rains, the city had recorded 1,159.4 millimetre rainfall this monsoon season – the highest in 46 years. On an average, Delhi records 653.6 millimetres of rainfall every year between June 1 and September 15. The southwest monsoon generally withdraws from the city by September 25.

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