Keep umbrellas ready: Heavy monsoon rain to batter Delhi-NCR on Friday

Delhi-NCR woke up to a soaking Thursday, with heavy rain leaving waterlogged roads and disrupting traffic across several parts of the region.Delhi was not the only place that was drenched by heavy rains. Another city that bore the brunt on Thursday was Gurugram, where several locations have received heavy rain in the last 24 hours.After the intense spell, the question that residents are asking is whether the rain will return on Friday, August 7. School students cover themselves while walking amid heavy rain in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI) GURUGRAM SAW HEAVY RAINSohna recorded 110 mm of rain, while Gurugram sub-district received 97 mm during the period. Kadipur and Harsaru recorded 74 mm each, according to the Gurugram district administration. Gurgaon Police, acknowledging the intensity of monsoon rains experienced, urged corporate offices and private firms to allow work from home on August 6 and 7, after Gurugram recorded heavy rainfall in 24 hours between August 5 and 6, accompanied by an IMD orange alert.The heavy rainfall helps explain the waterlogging and traffic disruptions reported across parts of Gurugram and the wider NCR. The Thursday spell, however, did not just cause disruption but also brought a level of relief from the recent humid conditions. A man covers himself during a walk amid heavy rain in Gurugram. (Photo: PTI) WILL IT RAIN IN DELHI-NCR ON FRIDAY?The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) forecast indicates that rainfall activity is likely to continue over the Delhi-NCR region on Friday, although its intensity and distribution can vary considerably from one locality to another.The broader IMD forecast has kept Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi among the areas likely to receive rainfall during this period, with isolated heavy rain also possible. A satellite image shows the weather systems over the Indian subcontinent. (Photo: IMD) That means Friday is unlikely to be a completely dry day for the capital region.However, the available forecast does not justify saying that the entire NCR will receive another spell as intense as Thursday's Gurugram rainfall. It will rain, but the spell might be missing the fury the region experienced on Thursday.MONSOON SPELL REMAINS ACTIVEThe continuing rain is part of a broader active monsoon phase over northern India.Weather systems and the monsoon trough have been supporting rainfall over Delhi, Haryana and neighbouring parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.For Delhi-NCR, that means cloudy skies and intermittent rain can remain part of the weather in the days ahead, even if rainfall is uneven across the region. Heavy traffic congestion is seen in Delhi following heavy rains. (Photo: PTI) After Thursday's heavy spell, Friday could bring more rain, but exactly how much a particular neighbourhood receives will depend on where rain-bearing clouds develop and move.- EndsPublished On: Aug 6, 2026 15:48 IST