Weather today Highlights: Monsoon arrives late in Delhi; to remain active over Himachal for next 45 days

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The southwest monsoon has now covered the entire state of Himachal Pradesh and is expected to remain active over the coming weeks, with intermittent spells of heavy rainfall likely across several districts, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Speaking to ANI on Thursday, Shobhit Katiyar, Head of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Himachal Pradesh, said the monsoon fully covered the state on July 1 after a gradual advancement over the past few days.

"The monsoon has now covered the entire state as of July 1. During the last two to three days, rainfall activity has remained widespread across all districts, with heavy rainfall particularly reported from Chamba and Kangra districts," Katiyar said.

Heavy rains lashed several districts of Gujarat on Thursday, with Junagadh receiving the highest amount, while three people fell into open drains in separate incidents but survived, officials said.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), rainfall occurred at most places over South Gujarat, multiple places over the Saurashtra region and isolated places in North Gujarat.

The weather office forecast more showers on Friday.

IMD has forecast torrential rain in several districts of eastern and southeastern Rajasthan over the coming days.

It has also issued a heavy rainfall warning for several districts in eastern Rajasthan, with moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms likely at isolated places in the Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer, Bharatpur and Jaipur divisions on Thursday.

Extremely heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places in districts under the Kota division, the department said.

The monsoon is expected to remain active over the Jaipur, Bharatpur, Kota, Udaipur and Ajmer divisions during the next week, with widespread rainfall activity across the region.

According to the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), 18 roads were closed in Kullu, 15 in Mandi, nine in Sirmaur and two each in Lahaul and Spiti and Una districts.

A total of 181 electricity transformers and six water supply schemes were also affected due to torrential rain, the SEOC said.

BMC suspended 4 officers in the Chandivali manhole accident case. The family of the deceased Aslam Sheikh will be provided with financial assistance of ₹10 lakh from the government.

Amid moderate to heavy rainfall in most parts of Uttarakhand, the weather office on Thursday issued an alert for several districts including Dehradun.

Due to unceasing downpour, and falling debris and stones from hillsides, traffic movement has been affected on the Badrinath National Highway in Chamoli district and the Kedarnath Yatra route in Rudraprayag district.

Officials said for safety of pilgrims, the movement of vehicles and pedestrians on the Sonprayag-Munkatiya road in Rudraprayag has been temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure.

Mumbai woke up to another rain-soaked morning on Thursday as heavy showers inundated low-lying areas, slowing road and rail traffic and showing little sign of easing, with the IMD forecasting more rainfall through the day.

Several areas logged more than 200 mm of rainfall over the last 24 hours, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday reviewed the state-level pre-monsoon mock drill conducted at the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) Dehradun. The state-level mock drill was conducted in all 13 districts of Uttarakhand.

The exercise aimed to strengthen preparedness for potential monsoon-related disasters, enhance inter-departmental coordination, and assess the effectiveness of the state's disaster response mechanism.

Moderate to heavy rain lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh, disrupting normal life as 46 roads were closed to vehicular traffic across the state, officials said on Thursday.

The Shimla Meteorological Centre issued an orange alert, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places from July 2 to July 5, except for July 3.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said the southwest monsoon has further advanced into more parts of the country, including entire Delhi.

The IMD also said that the monsoon has arrived over Delhi on Thursday, compared with its onset date of 27th June.

The southwest monsoon entered parts of Rajasthan on Thursday, seven days later than its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The monsoon has advanced into eastern parts of the state, with its northern limit currently passing through Tonk, Jaipur and Alwar, according to the Meteorological Centre here.

IMD warned of vigorous rainfall activity across Himachal Pradesh through the first week of July as monsoon rains continued to pound several parts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. A sharp fall in daytime temperatures was recorded on 2 July.

Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district recorded highest 100.4 mm rainfall during the past 24 hours, followed by Kasauli with 86.0 mm and Dharampur with 83.4 mm.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said the southwest monsoon entered parts of Rajasthan seven days later than its normal onset date. As per the latest update, it advanced into eastern parts of the state, with its northern limit currently passing through Tonk, Jaipur and Alwar.

Continuous monsoon rains lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, bringing a sharp fall in daytime temperatures and prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over the next few days. (ANI)

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Monsoon this year knocked Delhi's door five days later than usual in contrast to its normal onset date of 27 June. On Thursday, Southwest Monsoon arrived in the national capital India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed. It was the first time since 2021 that monsoon arrived in July.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its weather update on Thursday said, “The *Southwest Monsoon* has further advanced into some more parts of Gujarat, remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, entire Delhi, most parts of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab, and some parts of Rajasthan, today the 02nd July, 2026.”