Monsoon Rains Highlights: IMD issues heavy rainfall alert in Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

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On Thursday the minimum temperatures are above the normal temperature by 1.6 degrees celsius to 3.0 degrees celsius In places like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karaikal and Puducherry. Whereas it is below normal by 1.6 degrees celsius to 3.0 degrees celsius over West Madhya Pradesh, West Rajashthan, Konkan and Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi.

Goa was issued a red alert by the weather department on Thursday due to extreme rainfall in both South and North Goa. It also anticipated that houses in low-lying areas would be flooded and weak trees and structures would topple, critical services would be disrupted locally and temporarily and visibility would be poor during heavy rains.

Light to moderate rain drenched sections of Delhi, causing waterlogging in numerous regions of New Delhi. Moderate to heavy rain fell across north, northeast, and east Delhi, as well as Ghaziabad and Loni. Rain caused flooding in Lajpat Nagar, Neb Sarai, Mehrauli, Burari and Dwarka, Rajinder Nagar, and Janakpuri, causing major traffic congestion.

According to PTI, a 56-year-old woman was washed away in flood waters, and numerous buildings in low-lying regions of Goa were submerged as the coastal state saw heavy to extremely heavy rains in the previous 24 hours.

Coastal Karnataka and Kerala received isolated extremely heavy rainfall today. Southern India will receive moderate to extremely heavy rainfall over the next two days as per IMD reports.

As perSkymetweather reports, cloud clusters have formed over the sea, supporting the coastlines of West Bengal,Odisha, andAndhraPradesh. As it currently stands, the weather system is unlikely to create a low-pressure region and will likely continue inland.

According to RWFC, thunderstorms with mild to moderate intensity rain could hit Adampur (Haryana), Tundla, Agra, Firozabad (U.P.), Viratnagar, Nadbai, and Bharatpur (Rajasthan).

IMD has issued several warnings for the farmers and fishermen due to severe rainfall and thunderstorm across the country. Farmers have been advised certain measures to take care of their crops while the latter have been told not to venture into the sea.

Weather department has warned of waterlogging in low-lying areas of Goa, fall of weak trees and structures and low visibility during rains. People are advised not to venture into flood prone areas. The weather station in Panaji noted 76.7 mm of rain on July 5, taking the season tally to 1025.6 mm.

There may be very heavy rain in Raigarh, according to the"Red" advisory issued by IMD. With 459 mm reported, the Raigad district has already gotten a sizable amount of rain, or 70% of the monthly average. The district has so far received 708.4 mm of the average annual rainfall (3,148 mm), or 22.5 percent, in July.

IMD has issued an orange alert over Gujarat region until July 10 and Saurashtra and Kutch for the next four days.In Jamnagar, Amreli, and Gir Somnath, significant rainfall is expected. It is also likely that heavy rain will fall in the south Gujarati districts of Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Dang, Dadra Nagar, and Haveli.