Heavy rain fell across the Delhi‑NCR region, confirmed by multiple news outlets. According to bluesky, winds reached 90 km/h and temperatures dropped by about 10 °C, ending a 46 °C heatwave in the area.

Accounts of the Indian Meteorological Department’s alert differ. Social reported that the IMD issued an orange alert for Delhi‑NCR, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, while india reported a red alert for storms in Delhi‑NCR. Bluesky also noted the orange alert, and timesofindia reported the red alert.

The IMD warned of thunderstorms and strong winds in North India, according to hindu, and forecast thunderstorm activity across the Western Himalayan region and adjacent plains. Timesofindia added that thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are expected as the monsoon arrives in Delhi‑NCR, with the southwest monsoon expected to bring more rain for the next four to five days.

In other parts of India, the IMD issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall in parts of Telangana, reported by safirnews.in. The same outlet recorded that the minimum temperature in Hyderabad’s Serilingampally was 24.2 °C, with several areas in the city seeing temperatures below 25 °C. Hindu noted that the heatwave over North India is expected to ease in the next three days.