Hailstones blanket a field as the India Meteorological Department forecasts isolated hailstorm activity across central and eastern India on Monday, April 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Delhi to have a quiet Monday, but hailstorms, thundersqualls may lash rest of India

Hailstorms are forecast over Chhattisgarh and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on Monday, April 6, while thundersqualls of up to 70 kilometres per hour are expected over West Rajasthan.

by · India Today

In Short

  • Hailstorms forecast over Chhattisgarh and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal on Monday.
  • Thundersqualls of up to 70 kilometres per hour are expected over West Rajasthan.
  • Delhi will see partly cloudy skies and no rain on Monday.

While Delhi takes a rare break from the unsettled weather of the past few days, much of India is in for a rough Monday.

Hailstorm activity is forecast over Chhattisgarh and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on April 6.

Thundersqualls, which are sudden, violent bursts of wind reaching 50 to 60 kilometres per hour and gusting up to 70 kilometres per hour, are expected over West Rajasthan.

Hailstorms are forecast over Chhattisgarh and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)

Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will see isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning, and isolated rainfall with gusty winds is forecast over Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

In Northeast India, scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with thunder and lightning will continue through the day.

South India will see isolated light to moderate rain over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.

WHAT WILL DELHI'S WEATHER BE LIKE ON MONDAY?

Delhi gets a quiet Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts partly cloudy skies on April 6, with maximum temperatures between 33 and 35 degrees Celsius and minimum temperatures between 18 and 20 degrees Celsius, slightly below normal for early April.

Delhi to see partly cloudy skies and no rain on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)

Winds will be light, from the west, at around 10 to 15 kilometres per hour. No rain is expected.

After days of surprise showers, overcast skies and hail alerts, it will feel like a genuine spring day in the capital.

IS INDIA HEADING INTO A HEATWAVE THIS WEEK?

Not yet. Maximum temperatures are likely to rise by two to four degrees Celsius across Northwest and Central India on Monday as skies clear slightly between weather systems.

Delhi to have a quiet Monday, but hailstorms, thundersqualls may lash rest of India. (Photo: Reuters)

But the IMD says day temperatures will remain below normal to near normal across most of the country for the next seven days.

The hottest reading recorded on Sunday was 40.3 degrees Celsius at Vellore in Tamil Nadu, a reminder that while North India stays cloudy and cool, the south is already deep into summer. The real heat, for most of the country, is still waiting its turn.

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