Today Weather Update: Rain alert across the country, heavy rain in many states including Haryana, Delhi, know today's weather report

Today Weather Update: Monsoon has become fully active across the country and heavy rains are occurring in many states. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert of heavy rains till July 4 in entire North India, Central India and Northeast India including Haryana.

Heavy rains have been witnessed in the past few days in many states including the capital Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Relief rain in Delhi-NCR

People in Delhi and surrounding areas were troubled by the heat and humidity for a long time. On Sunday, the weather took a turn and dark clouds covered the sky in the afternoon. After this, there was heavy rain with strong winds, which brought a lot of relief from the heat.

The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for Delhi and has predicted rain till July 2. During this period, the temperature can remain around 34 degrees Celsius maximum and 26 degrees minimum. The wind speed can reach 30 to 40 kilometers per hour.

Chardham Yatra affected

Due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand, landslides have occurred at many places. This has also affected the Chardham Yatra. The Badrinath National Highway was closed for about seven hours due to landslides near Nandprayag and Bhanerpani in Chamoli district.

During this time, about 3 thousand devotees were stranded. Gangotri and Yamunotri highways were also closed for several hours. However, the administration has intensified efforts to open the road and the Kedarnath Yatra has been resumed.

Orange alert in Kerala

The situation in Kerala has started to worsen due to continuous rains. IMD has issued an orange alert in many parts of the state. 

Due to heavy rains, the water level of the rivers has increased and flood-like conditions have arisen in many low-lying areas. Hundreds of people have been forced to move from their homes to safer places.

Heavy rains in Odisha and Northeast India too

Heavy rain overnight has caused waterlogging in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. At the same time, rains are also occurring with strong winds in Nagaland, Assam and other areas of Northeast India. Heavy rains have also been recorded in Andaman-Nicobar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Saurashtra and Kutch.

There will be rain for the next few days

According to IMD, heavy rains will continue in many states of northwest, central, east and northeastern India for the next few days. People have been advised to pay attention to the latest weather information and stay in safe places.