Jun 04, 2025 05:09 PM IST

Heavy rain is anticipated to proceed till Thursday morning within the sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, and Alipurduar.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms with mild to average rainfall in south Bengal districts and heavy rain within the sub-Himalayan districts until Friday morning.

A view of the pre-monsoon black cloudy climate on the Gurugram-Sohna highway close to Sector 66, in Gurugram, India, on June 2, 2025. (HT File)

Severe thunderstorms accompanied by hail are anticipated to proceed over jap Uttar Pradesh, together with Lucknow, Hardoi, Raebareli, Unnao, and Ayodhya, for the following two to a few hours, the IMD stated.

Sharp showers lashed the metropolis and close by Salt Lake on Tuesday night time, inflicting a steep fall in minimal temperatures, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated.

Heavy rain is anticipated to proceed till Thursday morning within the sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, and Alipurduar, the IMD added.

Salt Lake recorded the very best rainfall in south Bengal at 81.3 mm within the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday, the division stated.

Kolkata’s Alipore station obtained 38 mm of rain, whereas Dum Dum logged 57 mm throughout the identical interval.

In north Bengal, Cooch Behar recorded the very best rainfall within the state at 139 mm, adopted by neighbouring Alipurduar with 110.2 mm.

Delhi below ‘yellow alert’ for extreme climate

Meanwhile, in Delhi, a yellow alert has been issued as an early warning sign indicating that extreme climate situations are anticipated and should have an effect on day-to-day actions. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds ranging between 40 to 50 kilometres per hour. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was recorded at 71 per cent.

The most temperature is anticipated to settle at 34 levels Celsius, the IMD stated.

The air high quality within the metropolis was recorded within the average class, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 181 at 9 am. 

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an AQI between zero and 50 is taken into account ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.

With PTI inputs