{"id":775047,"date":"2026-03-15T07:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T02:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24online.com\/?p=775047"},"modified":"2026-03-15T07:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T02:07:50","slug":"rain-lashes-parts-of-delhi-ncr-brings-relief-from-heat-imd-issues-orange-alert-check-full-weather-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24online.com\/cities\/delhi-ncr\/rain-lashes-parts-of-delhi-ncr-brings-relief-from-heat-imd-issues-orange-alert-check-full-weather-forecast\/775047\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR, brings relief from heat, IMD issues &#8216;orange&#8217; alert, check full weather forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a session of unbearable heat, Delhi-NCR welcomed Sunday with gusty winds and light rain, offering relief from the early-March heat for residents of the national capital and nearby areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Orange Alert for Delhi-NCR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An orange alert has been issued for Delhi-NCR, indicating moderate rain, lightning, and gusty winds. In addition, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the possibility of light rain in Noida and Gurugram.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: Rain lashes in several parts of the national capital. <br><br>(Visuals from Pandit Pant Marg) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mxj2F2tl1Q\">pic.twitter.com\/Mxj2F2tl1Q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/2032987751126282352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thunderstorm and Hailstorm Forecast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Meteorological Department, thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds, and possible hailstorms were forecast for the western Himalayas and the adjoining plains on Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Western Disturbance Behind Weather Change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The India Meteorological Department has also issued a weather warning as a Western Disturbance is expected to affect the Western Himalayan region and nearby plains on March 15\u201316. The system may bring isolated thunderstorms, lightning activity, gusty winds, and possible hailstorms to several areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisory for Residents and Travellers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents and travellers in the affected regions are advised to stay updated with official weather alerts and take necessary precautions to ensure safety during the changing weather conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Temperature and Forecast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 7 am, the temperature recorded at Delhi\u2019s Safdarjung weather station stood at 22 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the India Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature is likely to remain between 14 and 16 degrees Celsius by Monday, while the maximum temperature is expected to range between 31 and 33 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Western Disturbance Triggering Rainfall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to Press Trust of India, Mahesh Palawat, vice president of meteorology and climate change at Skymet Weather, said, \u201cDue to a western disturbance approaching the western Himalayas, cyclonic activity has developed over central Pakistan adjoining Punjab and Haryana. As a result, parts of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi are likely to witness rainfall over the next two days. This is expected to be the season\u2019s first pre-monsoon rain, which has arrived about 10 days earlier than usual.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Palawat added that the development has been triggered by the western disturbance combined with the higher temperatures the city has been experiencing over the past few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Air Quality Likely to Remain Moderate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Delhi\u2019s air quality is expected to stay in the \u2018moderate\u2019 category over the coming days, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delhi-NCR sees rain and gusty winds as IMD issues alerts; Western Disturbance brings early pre-monsoon showers and relief from heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3368,"featured_media":775051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","short_title":"","seo-keywords":"","news-seo-keywords":"Delhi weather, Delhi-NCR rain, IMD alert, Western Disturbance, Delhi temperature, Delhi rain forecast, Delhi weather update, NCR weather, Safdarjung temperature, pre-monsoon rain","author-reported-field":"","author-review-field":null,"article-sources-field":"","byline_field":"","survey_poll":"","ai_generated_summary":"{\"classification\":{\"archetype\":\"GENERAL\",\"sub_type\":\"WEATHER\",\"urgency_score\":\"6\"},\"primary_label\":\"Key Weather Updates for Delhi-NCR\",\"primary_data\":[\"Delhi-NCR experienced gusty winds and light rain on Sunday, providing relief from early-March heat.\",\"An orange alert has been issued for Delhi-NCR, forecasting moderate rain, lightning, and gusty winds.\",\"The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for possible light rain in Noida and Gurugram.\"],\"secondary_label\":\"Contributing Factors and Forecast\",\"secondary_data\":[\"A Western Disturbance is expected to affect the Western Himalayan region and nearby plains on March 15\u201316, bringing isolated thunderstorms and possible hailstorms.\"]}","faq-group":{"faq-question_1":"","faq-description_1":"","faq-question_2":"","faq-description_2":"","faq-question_3":"","faq-description_3":"","faq-question_4":"","faq-description_4":"","faq-question_5":"","faq-description_5":""}},"categories":[19351],"tags":[300,2313],"class_list":["post-775047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-delhi-ncr","tag-delhi","tag-delhi-rain"],"recipe-group":{"preparation_time":"","total_cooking_time":"","recipe_yield":"","recipe_cuisine":"","recipe_rating_value":"","recipe_servingsize":"","recipe_calories":"","recipe_ingredients":"","recipe_instructions_head_1":"","recipe-instructions_1":"","recipe_instructions_head_2":"","recipe-instructions_2":"","recipe_instructions_head_3":"","recipe-instructions_3":"","recipe_instructions_head_4":"","recipe-instructions_4":"","recipe_instructions_head_5":"","recipe-instructions_5":"","recipe_instructions_head_6":"","recipe-instructions_6":""},"embed-url-group":{"embed-url":"","embed-duration":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Delhi-NCR Weather: Rain, Gusty Winds Bring Relief From Heat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Delhi-NCR sees rain and gusty winds as IMD issues alerts; 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