Delhi-NCR, Haryana Hail and 70 kmph Gust Alert for 30 October: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast hailstorms with thunderstorms over Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, East Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Friday, 30 October. For Delhi-NCR, Haryana and Chandigarh it has also warned of thundersquall winds of 50–60 kmph, gusting to 70 kmph, according to its all-India bulletin issued on 29 October.

Hail and Gusts Over the Capital Region

IMD classes rain over Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi as “fairly widespread” on Friday, meaning 51 to 75 per cent of the area could see showers. The hail warning is for isolated places, so some neighbourhoods may get ice and strong wind while others stay dry. Gusty thunderstorms of 40–50 kmph are also forecast over Punjab, East Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir.

Farther east, IMD expects heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in East Uttar Pradesh and heavy rain in Uttarakhand. Rain over West UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and East Rajasthan is rated “scattered”, covering 26 to 50 per cent of each area. IMD has not stated alert colours for these warnings in the bulletin.

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Nights Still Warmer Than Normal

The wet spell follows temperatures well above the seasonal average. IMD recorded minimum temperatures 3.1 to 5.0°C above normal at many places in West UP and Uttarakhand on 29 October, and more than 5.1°C above normal at a few places in East UP. The lowest minimum in the country was 11.0°C at Una in Himachal Pradesh.

IMD had flagged this stretch in earlier outlooks. Our reports on the Delhi-NCR hail alert for 29–30 October and the Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh hailstorm warning carry the earlier forecasts.

No Further Warnings Listed After Friday

The bulletin’s warnings for 31 October to 4 November list no hail or heavy rain for Delhi, Haryana, Punjab or Rajasthan. The next heavy-rain warnings in the bulletin are for Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh from 1 November. IMD updates its bulletin daily, and the Delhi regional centre issues its own nowcasts through the day. More weather coverage is on our Weather Updates page.

Source: IMD all-India weather bulletin, 29 October 2026. Also based on reporting by India.com.

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