Watch Video: Heavy rain, dust storm batter Delhi-NCR as IMD issues red alert

Heavy rain thunderstorms and strong winds lashed parts of DelhiNCR on Monday afternoon as a dust storm swept through the region prompting the India Meteorological Department IMD to issue a red alert for the national capitalThe sudden change in weather disrupted normal life and affected traffic movement across several areas Residents witnessed dark skies gusty winds and scattered thunderstorms as an active western disturbance influenced weather conditions across northwest IndiaDelhi experienced steady rainfall from Monday morning providing relief from the intense summer heat that had gripped the city in recent weeksThe capital recorded partly cloudy conditions with temperatures around 38 degrees Celsius during the dayAccording to forecasts the maximum temperature was expected to touch 39 degrees Celsius while the minimum was likely to remain around 27 degrees CelsiusSeveral weather observatories including Palam and Ayanagar recorded light rainfall during the morning hours before heavier showers arrived later in the dayWATCH Delhi witnesses a weather change as a dust storm sweeps across the Dwarka Sector 12 Metro station area pictwittercom5JyMlBsk6Jmdash ANI ANI June 15 2026Strong winds and thunderstorms expectedThe IMD warned that scattered thunderstorms and gusty winds could continue across DelhiNCR throughout the dayWeather officials said the current spell is being driven by a western disturbance interacting with moistureladen winds from both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of BengalThe combination has already triggered widespread rainfall and strong winds across several north Indian states with wind speeds reaching up to 6070 kmph in some areasWestern disturbance influencing northwest IndiaIMD scientist Naresh Kumar said the western disturbance currently positioned over north Haryana has been responsible for the recent spell of wet weather across northwest IndiaAccording to meteorologists while rainfall intensity may gradually decrease in the coming days light to moderate showers are expected to continue across the regionYellow alerts have been issued for Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Punjab and Haryana while parts of Rajasthan may also witness strong winds and unstable weather conditionsWet spell likely to continue until June 19The IMD has forecast continued rainfall activity across northwest India until June 19States likely to experience isolated to scattered rainfall include DelhiNCR Haryana Punjab Jammu and Kashmir LadakhHimachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh and RajasthanThe weather department has also warned of isolated thunderstorms lightning and gusty winds in several districts during this periodAccording to the IMD maximum temperatures in northwest India are expected to rise gradually by 4 degrees Celsius to 6 degrees Celsius until June 17 before stabilisingIn contrast central India is likely to witness a gradual fall in temperatures by 2 degrees Celsius to 3 degrees Celsius after June 17Most other parts of the country are expected to see little change in daytime temperatures through June 19