New Delhi, August 25, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi and adjoining areas of the National Capital Region (NCR) on Tuesday morning, causing widespread waterlogging and prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for the capital.
The city remained under dense cloud cover as persistent showers disrupted normal life, with water accumulating on roads and low-lying stretches and raising concerns over traffic movement during the morning rush hour.
The IMD issued a district-level nowcast warning for North Delhi, Central Delhi, North East Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, South West Delhi, New Delhi, South Delhi, South East Delhi, Shahdara and East Delhi. The red alert was valid until 9:45 a.m.
Heavy showers were reported from areas including Parliament Street, Connaught Place, the AIIMS area, ITO, R.K. Puram and Ferozeshah Road. The weather office forecast moderate rainfall at many places, with isolated areas likely to receive heavy to extremely heavy showers. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds were also expected.
The latest warning came a day after intense rainfall disrupted life across Delhi-NCR, causing extensive waterlogging and traffic congestion. Flight operations were also affected, with 15 flights diverted from Delhi airport on Monday, including three international services.
Gurugram and Faridabad were placed under a yellow alert, while Gurugram authorities directed corporate offices and educational institutions to shift to work-from-home and remote-learning arrangements on Tuesday amid concerns over waterlogging and traffic disruption.
The latest spell has pushed Delhi’s cumulative monsoon rainfall above normal at several stations. Till August 24, Safdarjung recorded 246.2 mm against a normal of 191.1 mm, an excess of 29 per cent. Palam received 227.2 mm, 28 per cent above normal, while Lodi Road recorded 233.2 mm, 22 per cent above normal. Ridge recorded 243 mm, an excess of 50 per cent, and Ayanagar received 266.3 mm, 66 per cent above normal.
The IMD attributed the intense showers to the interaction between a middle- and upper-level western disturbance and a lower-tropospheric trough extending from a low-pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal towards southwest Uttar Pradesh.
Air quality across Delhi-NCR remained largely in the poor category, with Anand Vihar recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 208 among the listed monitoring stations.
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