Overview
- Sunday rains brought partial relief to Delhi with official totals such as Chhatarpur 49 mm and Gurugram 35 mm, and the India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for the capital for July 6.
- The IMD said a low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression that is likely to move west-northwest across north Odisha into north Chhattisgarh, triggering red and orange warnings for Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Konkan–Madhya Maharashtra and eastern Gujarat.
- Heavy downpours already disrupted air travel: Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport suspended runway operations for about an hour and several flights were cancelled or diverted while Delhi’s IGI Airport reported weather-related impacts and advised passengers to check flight statuses.
- Forecasters expect rainfall to become more widespread and intense through at least July 11, with moderate to very heavy showers, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of roughly 40–60 kmph in many affected districts.
- Authorities warned of local flooding, waterlogging and traffic jams that could affect commuters and services, while experts say cyclonic circulations and the Bay of Bengal system have drawn the monsoon trough inland—explaining Delhi’s early deficit and the shift of heavy rains toward central and western India.