IMD Monsoon Update 23 June 2026 IMD Monsoon Update 23 June 2026: Monsoon moves towards North India; Delhi-NCR will be cloudy today, know when it will rain in your state – ..

By Samira Vishwas On Jun 23, 2026

A big and relief news has come from the Meteorological Department for North and Central India, which is suffering from the scorching sun and scorching heat. According to the latest bulletin of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), today i.e. on Tuesday, June 23, the South-West Monsoon is all set to advance into many new parts of the country.

While giving ‘good news’, the Meteorological Department has said that due to favorable weather conditions, the monsoon has rapidly advanced towards North and Central India. Due to its impact, there is a possibility of torrential rains in the eastern, north-eastern and southern states of the country. However, the plains of North India will have to wait for a few more days to get completely drenched and get complete freedom from the severe heat wave.

Next 48 hours are very important: Monsoon arrives in Mumbai, Bihar and Chhattisgarh

According to meteorologists, monsoon has made good progress over many sedentary areas of central and eastern India on June 22. IMD has issued an alert saying that within the next 48 hours, monsoon will completely cover the following states:

Maharashtra and Mumbai: Monsoon will become active in most parts of entire Maharashtra including metropolitan Mumbai.
Central and Eastern India: Monsoon will reach the parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar which were untouched till now, in the next two days and the period of heavy rains will begin.
South India: The roads have been cleared for the entry of monsoon in the remaining parts of Telangana also.

Alert of storm and lightning in these states this week

According to the IMD report, the weather patterns will remain changed in a large part of the country throughout this week. The department has issued an alert of dust storm and lightning for many states:

The havoc of strong winds: There is a possibility of lightning along with thunder in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Telangana. During this period in these states 40 to 50 kilometers per hour A strong storm can blow at this speed.
Heavy rain in Telangana: Record breaking widespread rainfall has been predicted in many districts of Telangana this week.

Weather condition of Delhi-NCR: It will be cloudy, but the humidity will torment

Today’s weather is going to be mixed for the residents of the country’s capital Delhi and NCR (Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Faridabad):

Rain forecast: Today, June 23, the sky over Delhi-NCR will be partly cloudy. There may be light to moderate rain with thunderstorms in some areas during the afternoon or evening.
Drop in temperature: The maximum temperature dropped due to rain and strong winds. 36 to 38 degrees Celsius It is expected to remain between 26 to 28 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature can be recorded around 26 to 28 degrees Celsius.
Humidity will bother you: Due to this drop in temperature, there will be relief from heat wave, but due to increase in moisture level in the air, people will have to face heavy humidity and sticky heat.