IMD issues orange alert for Delhi; ‘very heavy’ rain likely in some parts

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday issued an orange alert for Delhi, predicting “heavy” to “very heavy” rainfall in parts of the capital with winds gusting up to 60 kilometers per hour.

In an impact-based advisory, it predicted waterlogging in low-lying areas, traffic disruption and uprooting of small plants. “Possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places” as a result of interaction between the remnant of cyclonic storm Tauktae and a Western Disturbance, the IMD said.

Rainfall recorded below 15 mm is considered light, between 15 and 64.5 mm is moderate, between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm is heavy and between 115.6 mm and 204.4 mm is very heavy. Anything above 204.4 mm is considered extremely heavy rainfall.

Rainfall activity is very likely to decrease on Thursday. Scattered to fairly widespread rain is predicted in the capital, it said. In the past 24 hours ending at 8:30 am, the city registered 1.8 mm rainfall, the weather department said.