Weather Update: Red Alerts For Mandi, Pune; Delhi, Bengaluru Brace For More Rain

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06-07-2025

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Weather Update: The IMD has predicted moderate rain and thunderstorms across the national capital on Sunday. Red alert is in place for Pune.
Several Indian states are receiving rainfall, including parts of North and Central India. The downpour has affected daily life, causing waterlogging and traffic disruptions, with Himachal Pradesh being one of the worst-hit states.
Himachal Pradesh Weather Update: Roads Blocked, Red Alert In Place
Nearly 250 roads, including 176 in Mandi district, are blocked due to continuous rainfall. The weather department has issued a red alert for Kangra, Sirmaur, and Mandi, and an orange alert for Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Solan, Shimla, and Kullu.
The IMD has also warned of low to moderate flash flood risk in parts of Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla, and Sirmaur over the next 24 hours.
Delhi, Punjab Likely To Receive More Rain
The IMD has predicted moderate rain and thunderstorms across the national capital on Sunday. The sky will remain generally cloudy.
'Rainfall activity has started across the National Capital Region in a scattered manner, but activity will increase from Saturday and is expected to peak between July 6–8 as the monsoon axis remains close to the Capital," said Ashwary Tiwari, who runs the IndiaMetSky handle on X.
A red alert is also in place for Punjab, and an orange alert has been issued for Haryana and Chandigarh.
Places in Haryana, including Yamuna Nagar, Ambala, Panchkula, Karnal, Kurukshetra, and Kaithal, are likely to receive heavy rain.
'Very heavy rain (120 mm or more) is likely at isolated places on July 6 and 7 in parts of Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawanshahr, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mohali, and Rupnagar districts," the IMD said.
A red alert is in place for Pune, while an orange alert has been issued for Mumbai, Palghar, and Raigad.
'The model forecast suggests that Pune city will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainfall until July 11. However, the ghat areas are likely to witness heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on July 6 and 7," said S.D. Sanap, senior meteorologist at IMD Pune.
Meanwhile, the IMD has also issued a yellow alert for Mumbai till Monday. Rainfall intensity is expected to reduce from July 8.
Bengaluru Weather: IMD Predicts Rain
The IMD has predicted a wet and stormy day ahead, with thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light to moderate rainfall expected during the afternoon, evening, and night.
'During afternoon – Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, light to moderate rainfall. During evening – Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, light to moderate rainfall. During night – Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, light to moderate rainfall," the IMD said.
Jharkhand Weather: Orange Alert Issued
The IMD has issued an orange alert for parts of Jharkhand. Heavy rain is expected to continue until Monday morning.
Rajasthan Weather: IMD Predicts More Downpour
According to IMD predictions, moderate to heavy rain is likely in parts of Bharatpur, Jaipur, and Shekhawati over the next 2–3 days.