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Delhi Braces for Hailstorms: Western Disturbance Returns
5 Apr
Summary
- Isolated thunderstorms with rain and hail expected today.
- A stronger Western Disturbance approaches, bringing widespread hailstorms.
- Farmers advised to harvest crops before April 6 due to severe weather.
Isolated thunderstorms featuring rain and hail are anticipated across parts of Delhi-NCR and Haryana from this evening into the night of April 5, 2026. This weather phenomenon is attributed to the lingering effects of a Western Disturbance. The activity is expected to be patchy, with a 50 to 70 percent chance of occurrence in certain areas.
A more significant Western Disturbance is set to approach, bringing potentially severe hailstorms to a broad swathe of northern India between April 7 and 9. This system is projected to impact Rajasthan, Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Punjab, western Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, northern Madhya Pradesh, and northeast India.
Farmers in these states with standing wheat crops ready for harvest are being strongly urged to cut their produce before April 6. This advisory comes after golf-ball-sized hail caused severe damage to wheat fields across Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh on April 3 and 4. Another severe weather event, possibly worse, is forecast.
