The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Delhi on Monday, forecasting heavy rainfall exceeding 15mm per hour alongside thunderstorms and gusty winds of 30-40 km/h.
Safdarjung observatory recorded 3mm of rain on Monday, bringing Delhi's total August rainfall to 246.3mm, which surpasses the long-period average of 233.1mm for the entire month.
Weather conditions are expected to turn dry from Tuesday as the monsoon axis shifts toward the Himalayan foothills, with the IMD predicting little to no rain through early September.