Monsoon hits Gurgaon, weeklong wet spell likely

Time of India

29-06-2025

Gurgaon: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecastshowers in the city — accompanied by thunder and lightning — starting Sunday evening, with the wet spell expected to continue for the next five days.
IMD has officially declared the arrival of the southwest monsoon across the entire country on Sunday. A yellow alert has been issued for the region, urging residents to remain cautious and stay updated with official weather advisories.
IMD Chandigarh director Surender Paul told TOI, "Monsoon onset in Haryana occurred between June 24 and 26, which resulted in heavy rain in Chandigarh and peripheral areas. Monsoon extended nationwide on Sunday and we expect light to moderate rain in Gurgaon and south Haryana in the next two days."
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Paul said, "Light to moderate rain is likely at many places from July 1 to 4 and at most places on June 29 and 30 and at a few places thereafter in the state. Thunderstorms and lightning are likely on June 29 to 30 at isolated places in the state. No large change is likely in maximum temperatures during the next five days in the state. Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places from July 1 to 3 in the state. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places on June 29 and 30 in the state.
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The district on Sunday witnessed a cloudy sky throughout the day and isolated rainfall was observed in several pockets, while some areas remained elusive of rain.
The weather is expected to bring relief from the heat, with Gurgaon recording a minimum temperature of 26.9°C and a maximum likely to range between 33.1°C and 35°C. Wind speeds during the showers may reach 30 to 50 kmph, according to IMD predictions. Maximum temperature was 35.7 degrees Celsius, 2.6 notches lower than the previous day, while the minimum temperature was 28.2 degrees Celsius, 1.3 notches lower than the previous day.
The monsoon has been declared nine days ahead of its usual schedule of July 8, marking a significant meteorological milestone.
The IMD bulletin said, "The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and the entire Delhi today (June 29). Thus, it covered the entire country against the normal date of July 8." "The monsoon trough at mean sea level passes through Firozpur, Sonipat, Ayodhya, Gaya, Purulia, the centre of the low-pressure area over the Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts and thence southeastwards to the northeast Bay of Bengal," it said.
Meteorological data indicates a low-pressure area over Saurashtra, Kutch and adjoining south Rajasthan, with an associated upper air cyclonic circulation extending up to 5.8km above mean sea level. Another cyclonic circulation lies over north Haryana and nearby regions, extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level, contributing to the unstable weather conditions.
Meanwhile in Delhi, light rain on Sunday announced the arrival of the monsoon in Delhi and the seasonal phenomenon's countrywide coverage for this year.
The remaining parts of India that had not seen the seasonal rain, such as parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, also got rain.
In Delhi, a few areas recorded very light to light rain. For Delhi, the arrival of the monsoon was two days late as June 27 is the normal date. But in cross-country coverage, the monsoon was early by nine days.
"The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and all of Delhi on June 29," said RK Jenamani, senior weather scientist at the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
"Thus, it has covered the entire country, against the normal date of July 8." This year saw the onset of the monsoon over the entire country to be the earliest in the last five years.
"Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue over many parts of north-west, central, east and north-east India in the next 7 days, with isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Jharkhand on June 29 and 30 and Odisha on June 29," the IMD statement said.
For Delhi, the IMD had forecast the monsoon's arrival on June 24. Last year, the monsoon arrived in the city on June 25, bringing 228.1mm of rainfall in one day. That was the highest single-day precipitation in Delhi for June since 1936. However, this year, the monsoon arrived with just 5.1mm recorded at the base station, Safdarjung, till 5:30pm.