As rains continue to lash Delhi, Twitter gets flooded with memes

With heavy rainfall lashing the national capital since Friday, netizens have kicked off a meme-fest on Twitter, with some popular formats making a comeback to the zeitgeist

The India Meteorological Department predicted light to moderate spells over Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Sonipat, Kharkhoda, Mattanhail, Jhajjar.

#DelhiRains has been trending on the micro-blogging website, with citizens making references to tea and pakoras in the midst of the incessant rain.


Rains in Delhi amounted to 74.3mm, 87.2mm and 85.2mm at SFD, Lodhi Road and Ayaynagar respectively. Also, Delhi ridge and Palam reported 60 and 64mm respectively.

The IMD on Saturday said all 12 stations in the national capital received moderate rainfall today and it is likely to reduce from Sunday but the sky will remain cloudy.


"As per latest analysis, rainfall activity is occurring over north India due to interaction between western disturbance which is at the middle and upper troposphere and at the lower level there is a because its cyclonic circulation over the Gujarat region and from there the moisture because the wind is coming towards the Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR region and East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh," an IMD scientist told ANI.