Monsoon rain likely in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana in next 24 hours

Vibha Sharma
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, July 9

Stalled since June 19, conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon over Delhi, remaining parts of West Uttar Pradesh, some more parts of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan during the next 24 hours. 

Conditions are also becoming favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon over remaining parts of the country during July 11 and 12, said the IMD.

The northern limit of southwest monsoon (NLM) continues to pass through Barmer, Bhilwara, Dholpur, Aligarh, Meerut, Ambala and Amritsar.

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The IMD said strengthening of easterly winds at lower levels are also likely over northwest India during the next 3-4 days. Under the influence of these conditions, widespread rainfall were likely over northwest India during next 5 days.

Isolated heavy rainfall is also very likely over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi during July 11 and July 13; Himachal Pradesh and West Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan between July 10 and 13; Punjab and west Rajasthan on July 11 and 12; and East Uttar Pradesh on July 9. 

Isolated very heavy rainfall is also very likely over Himachal Pradesh on July 11 and 12, Uttarakhand between July 10 and 12 and west Uttar Pradesh between July 11 and 13, the IMD said.