Overview

• Morning downpours led to waterlogging and slow traffic in Noida and several areas across the capital region.
• The IMD placed Noida, Ghaziabad and Delhi’s South East, Central, Shahdara and East districts on yellow alert, with light rain elsewhere in the city.
• RWFC New Delhi nowcasts flagged light to moderate showers with thunderstorms, lightning and 30–40 km/h gusts at isolated locations across the NCR.
• The Yamuna rose above the 205.35-metre danger level at the Old Railway Bridge following upstream barrage releases, and officials are tracking levels for potential evacuations.
• IMD forecasts indicate isolated heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, East Rajasthan and Haryana in the coming days, as Himachal reports 312 monsoon deaths and widespread infrastructure disruption.