Delhi continued to experience heavy rain on Saturday morning, with widespread waterlogging reported across various parts of the city. The incessant rainfall that began on Friday morning led to significant waterlogging and traffic jams, causing a drop in temperature across the national capital.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert, forecasting more rain for Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and other areas of the National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday and Sunday. IMD’s forecast includes the likelihood of smog or shallow fog in most parts of Delhi, with moderate fog expected on Saturday morning. The department also predicts a generally cloudy sky with intermittent rain. Light rain and thunderstorms are expected until the early afternoon, with cloudy weather continuing thereafter. A spell of shallow fog or smog is also likely in the evening.
Delhi’s rainfall has set new records. Persistent rain on Friday broke longstanding records, making it one of the wettest December days in the city’s history. By the end of the day, the city had received 42.8mm of rainfall, making it the fifth wettest December on record and the heaviest since 1997, according to IMD data.
At Safdarjung, Delhi’s main weather observatory, 30.2mm of rain was recorded in just nine hours between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm on Friday, marking the wettest single-day period in five years. Other weather stations around the city also recorded substantial rainfall, with Pusa measuring 35mm, Delhi University 39mm, Lodhi Road 34.2mm, Ridge 33.4mm, Palam 31.4mm, and Ayanagar 18.1mm. This rainfall has contributed to making this December the wettest in nearly three decades.
