Weather prediction: Will it rain in Delhi-NCR tomorrow? Here's what you should know before stepping out

Rain dampened Dussehra celebrations across the national capital on Thursday, drenching Ravan effigies and forcing the cancellation of several events that were to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

Prime Minister Modi was supposed to attend the ‘Raavan Dahan’ organised by the Indraprastha Ramleela Committee, which was cancelled because of the sudden, heavy downpour, while Amit Shah was unable to attend an event in Pitampura due to the rain, officials said. The ground where Rameela was held was flooded, he added. Due to heavy rainfall, Amit Shah could not attend the event organised by the Keshav Ramleela Committee on the DDA Ground at Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura, the organisers said.

Several parts of north, northwest, central, and west Delhi witnessed heavy rain through the day. Till 5:30 pm, the weather station at Pitampura recorded 17.5 mm of rainfall, Ridge registered 15.4 mm, and Mayur Vihar 9.5 mm, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Delhi NCR Weather Forecast

While no rain is predicted for tomorrow (October 3), the IMD said a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from October 4. Moisture inflow from both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal will increase between October 5–7, leading to widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, and hailstorms over several states. Peak intensity is expected on October 6.

Key highlights of the forecast:

• Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi on October 6.
  
  
• East Uttar Pradesh: Isolated extremely heavy rainfall (≥21 cm) likely on October 4; heavy rain expected between October 3–5.
  
  
• Rajasthan: Heavy rainfall over west parts on October 5–6, east parts on October 6.
  
  
• Hailstorm activity likely over J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab (Oct 5–6) and over Delhi, Haryana, and west UP (Oct 6).
  
  
• Strong surface winds: 40–50 kmph in east UP (Oct 3–4); 30–40 kmph in J&K (Oct 4–8), Himachal Pradesh (Oct 5–7), and Rajasthan (Oct 5–6).
  
  

The IMD has advised caution as widespread rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning is expected across northwest India during October 5–8.