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Delhi, Noida and Gurugram weather takes a turn: After Delhi logs coldest Republic Day in 5 years, IMD issues yellow alert for rain, thunderstorms and lightning. Check full forecast
ET Online | January 27, 2026 12:57 PM CST

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Delhi weather update: After experiencing the coldest Republic Day since 2021, Delhi is likely to witness light rain and low temperatures today, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted. Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad are also likely to experience one or two spells of rain with thunderstorms and lightning. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Delhi-NCR for Tuesday, predicting one to two spells of light rain and gusty winds up to 40km/hr.

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Delhi is expected to receive rain on Tuesday, prompting the weather office to issue a yellow alert due to an intense western disturbance moving across northern India.
After experiencing a cold winter morning on Republic Day, the residents of Delhi are bracing for light rain on Tuesday with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow alert today. According to the IMD, Delhi is likely to witness generally cloudy skies with one or two spells of light rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph likely during early morning or forenoon hours. The national capital may also witness one or two spells of light rain accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning during afternoon to night, the IMD said. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Delhi are likely to hover around 18 to 20 degrees Celsius and 9 to 11 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.

Uttar Pradesh's Noida is also likely to witness partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Noida are likely to hover around 19 degrees Celsius and 12 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. In Gurugram, partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers is likely on January 27 and January 28. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Gurugram are likely to hover around 18 degrees Celsius and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively. Gurugram may also see light rain on January 31 (Saturday) and on February 1, the IMD said.

Similar weather conditions are likely to persist in Ghaziabad with one or two spells of rain with thunderstorms today. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Ghaziabad are likely to hover around 18 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees Celsius, respectively.


Delhi sees coldest Republic Day in 5 years

According to a report in TOI, Delhi saw its coldest Republic Day since 2021, when the capital had witnessed 2.1°C. The capital experienced a sharp cold spell on Monday as the minimum temperature dipped to 3.6°C in parts of the city, with isolated cold-wave conditions recorded. Safdarjung, the city's base station, logged 4.2°C - four degrees below normal

Air quality worsened again on Monday, slipping from 'moderate' to 'poor' compared to the previous day. With rain forecasted, conditions are expected to improve again on Tuesday. According to the air quality warning system, Delhi's air is likely to remain in the 'moderate' category from January 27 to 28, before deteriorating again to 'poor' on January 29.

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According to IMD, the national capital is expected to witness rain and low temperatures on Tuesday. On Monday, Safdarjung recorded the highest maximum temperature at 23.2 degrees Celsius, which is 1.1 degrees above normal and nearly five degrees higher than the previous day. Palam recorded a cooler maximum of 19.3 degrees Celsius, whereas Lodi Road, the Ridge, and Ayanagar saw maximums between 21.5 and 21.6 degrees Celsius, close to or slightly below normal.

Western disturbance to bring rain in Delhi

Delhi is expected to receive rain on Tuesday, prompting the weather office to issue a yellow alert due to an intense western disturbance moving across northern India. The sky is anticipated to be generally cloudy, with light rain, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds of 30-40 km/h expected, particularly from early morning to forenoon.

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Similar light rain and thunderstorm activity is likely to return from the afternoon into the night, as stated by the IMD. According to IMD data, the minimum temperature is expected to hover around 9 degrees Celsius, while the maximum may settle near 19 degrees. With cloud cover and rain forecasted, the day is likely to feel colder, as maximum temperatures are expected to dip further.

This will be the season's second intense western disturbance, bringing light to moderate rainfall to the region, the IMD said. Delhi last experienced a sudden wet spell on January 23, when thunderstorms and sharp showers resulted in the highest January rainfall in two years, temporarily reducing temperatures and improving pollution levels.

(With inputs from PTI)


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