Rainfall in Delhi today: IMD forecasts further showers, capital is hit by a cold wave, city is waterlogged

On Saturday morning, the national capital was still being battered by rain, and there have been complaints of waterlogging in several areas of the city.

Since Friday morning, Delhi has seen nonstop rain, which has resulted in significant waterlogging and traffic jams in several areas, causing the national capital's temperature to decrease.

More showers are expected on Saturday and Sunday in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and other locations in the national capital region, according to a yellow notice issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

 IMD predicts that most of Delhi will likely see haze or shallow fog, with moderate fog expected on Saturday morning. Additionally, the department has forecast a mostly overcast sky with sporadic showers. According to the update, there will probably be one or two periods of light rain and thunderstorms until the forenoon, after which the weather is predicted to stay overcast.

On Saturday night, the IMD has also forecast a period of haze or thin fog.

Rainfall in Delhi breaks all previous records.
An exceptionally rainy December day that broke long-standing rainfall records and brought attention to the season's unpredictable nature was delivered by a continuous downpour that persisted into Friday, soaking Delhi and the surrounding areas.

According to IMD data, the city received 42.8 mm of rain by the end of the day, making it the fifth wettest December in Delhi's history and the wettest since 1997, or 27 years ago.

The rain, which was mostly caused by an active western disturbance combining with easterly winds, made December's typically dry chill an exception.

Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Friday, Safdarjung, Delhi's main weather observatory, recorded 30.2 mm of rain in just nine hours. IMD statistics showed that this was the wettest one-day span in five years. IMD statistics show that on December 13, 2019, the city received 33.5 mm of rain.

Showers continued to be steady throughout the day at other weather stations as well. Pusa recorded 35 mm of rain between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, Delhi University 39 mm, Lodhi Road 34.2 mm, Ridge 33.4 mm, and Palam and Ayanagar 31.4 mm and 18.1 mm, respectively.

The amount of rainfall in December this year has hit levels not seen in almost thirty years, according to IMD data.