Published: September 1, 2025 7:43 AM IST 
New Delhi: Heavy rainfall is likely to lash several districts of Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rain in 15 districts, while also warning of more rainfall in 29 other districts. Heavy rain is expected in Lakhimpur Kheri, Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Badaun and nearby areas. Senior meteorologist Atul Kumar Singh said that due to the activation of a western disturbance, the monsoon trough has shifted northwards. As a result, there will be heavy to very heavy rainfall in some places until September 2.
Parts of Delhi-NCR, on the other hand, woke up to heavy rain on Monday morning, with an orange alert issued by the India Meteorological Department for Guruguram and Faridabad. Besides, a yellow alert is in place for other parts of the region, the weather panel showed.
IMD Director General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra explained that this unusual rainfall was mainly caused by the interaction of multiple western disturbances with monsoon low-pressure systems. Typically, these weather systems move through Odisha, but last month, they shifted unusually through Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, affecting Delhi directly.
Several northern states are reeling under the monsoons, witnessing floods and incessant rain for several days now. As rains batter states, the India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for parts of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Monday.
On Saturday, the Yamuna crossed the danger level for the third time in August. By Sunday night, the water level was 205.12 metres, just below the danger mark of 205.33 metres.
Between June 1 and August 31, India as a whole received 743.1 mm of rain, about 6 per cent above the long-period average of 700.7 mm.
Delhi is expected to see above-normal rainfall in September as well, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather department has also sounded a yellow alert for the national capital on Monday.
From June 1 to August 31, the capital has received a total rainfall of 542.7 mm, which is five percent higher than its long-term average of 519.3 mm. During the month of September, normal or above-normal rainfall is also expected in the capital as well as in the central regions of the state.
Heavy rainfall is also expected in Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Bahraich, Sitapur, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Raebareli, Amethi, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, Kasganj, Etah, Mainpuri, and the surrounding areas. According to Singh, Uttar Pradesh is likely to receive above-normal rainfall in September. In the capital city Lucknow, rainfall in August was 52% above normal, totaling 307.8 mm.
Heavy rainfall is likely in Lakhimpur Kheri, Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Badaun, and the surrounding areas.
Heavy rainfall is expected in several districts of the Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for heavy rain in 15 districts, while also warning of more rainfall in 29 other districts.
Due to flood alerts and heavy rainfall, schools across several districts in Punjab are witnessing unscheduled closures for safety reasons
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