IMD Issues Orange Alert For Kerala, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra; Delhi NCR May Receive Rains

Last Updated:June 28, 2025, 13:41 IST

IMD issued orange alerts for heavy rain in Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Kerala, and parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Delhi-NCR has a yellow alert for light to moderate showers.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a thick cloud cover hovered over Delhi-NCR on Wednesday, accompanied by high humidity levels (PTI Photo)

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange alerts for several districts in Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, and Kerala, as well as isolated areas in other states, due to impending heavy rainfall, while Delhi-NCR continues to wait for the monsoon rains.

The weather department issued an orange alert in five districts of Kerala, namely Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram and Wayanad. Arrangements have also been made to evacuate 3,220 people residing in low-lying areas in Kerala’s Idukki district.

The Badrinath National Highway near Nandprayag and Bhaneropani was blocked amid continuous heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand. The National Highway is a key route for pilgrims to travel to Kedarnath.

“The Badrinath National Highway is blocked near Nandprayag and Bhanerpani. Work is underway to open the road," the Chamoli police in Uttarakhand said in a post on their official X handle. 

A day after a rise in the water level of the River Chenab amid heavy rainfall in the region, the IMD issued an orange alert for parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Due to this, the Ramban district administration has issued an advisory banning all movements near the river.

Delhi-NCR Rains

Delhi-NCR is expected to receive light to moderate showers on Saturday, with the weather department issuing a yellow alert for the region. 

Rain with thunderstorms is predicted for Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, Delhi’s minimum temperature was 28.7 degrees Celsius, with a maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius expected.

Meanwhile, the weather department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over the Western Ghats, including Konkan and Goa, Ghat areas of central Maharashtra and Gujarat over the next seven days.

Isolated areas in Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and East Rajasthan are expected to experience heavy rainfall from June 28 to July 3, with very heavy rainfall predicted in specific regions: Himachal Pradesh and Punjab on June 29, Haryana on June 29-30, Uttarakhand from June 28 to July 1, and Uttar Pradesh from June 29 to July 2.

In East and Central India, heavy rainfall is forecast over Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim from June 28 to July 3. Very heavy rainfall is also predicted in Gangetic West Bengal on June 29 and June 30, in Odisha on June 30 and July 1, and in Jharkhand on June 29.

Very heavy rainfall is also expected in Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India, as well as in Tamil Nadu, coastal Karnataka, and parts of Kerala in South India.

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