Delhi is forecast to receive one or two spells of rain during the morning to forenoon on Friday, 30 October 2026. IMD’s bulletin issued at 21:00 IST on 29 October expects very light to light rain at many places, moderate rain at isolated places, and thunder or lightning. It does not give an exact hour when rain will stop.

The forecast follows a wet Thursday and places the immediate concern in Friday’s morning travel period. IMD lists possible minor traffic disruption, water accumulation on low-lying roads and an increased risk of vehicle accidents. These are forecast impacts to plan around, not a report that every route is already flooded.

30 October: morning rain and thunder or lightning; maximum 26–28°C, minimum 16–18°C. 31 October: partly cloudy, no rain in this forecast; maximum 28–30°C, minimum 15–17°C.
Two-day outlook from IMD’s 29 October 2026, 21:00 IST bulletin. Friday’s rain is forecast for morning to forenoon; temperature ranges are forecast daily maxima and minima. View full-size graphic ↗

Friday morning is a different forecast from Thursday night

The previous-night row covers 29 October, when IMD forecast light to moderate rain widely and heavy rain at isolated places. The 30 October row is less intense, with isolated moderate rain rather than the same heavy-rain wording. Carrying Thursday’s headline forward without its date would misstate Friday’s forecast.

For Saturday, 31 October, the same bulletin shows partly cloudy skies and no rain in its weather row. Friday’s morning emphasis and Saturday’s different outlook do not guarantee a dry Friday afternoon. For a journey later in the day, the next forecast or short-range warning is the relevant follow-up.

The weather pattern and the area covered

IMD’s bulletin describes a western disturbance over northern Pakistan and neighbouring areas, together with nearby cyclonic circulations including one over northern Haryana. This provides the regional weather context, while the local forecast is the practical guide for Delhi. Friday’s forecast temperature ranges are 26–28°C for the maximum and 16–18°C for the minimum.

A separate district bulletin, issued at 20:50 IST on 29 October, gives the same morning-to-forenoon rain and thunderstorm outlook across Delhi’s districts and for Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad. That extends the relevant commuter area beyond Delhi city; it does not mean every neighbourhood will receive equal rain or at the same time.

What commuters can do before leaving

IMD advises checking route congestion and traffic advisories and avoiding areas that frequently become waterlogged. Its Delhi/NCR page, linked below, has a Bulletin menu for the daily and district forecasts. Open the document and check both the issue time and the row for the travel date, especially when older warnings are circulating.

Allowing flexibility in route or departure time is a practical response to those forecast traffic effects. The distinction to preserve is between a regional forecast, an updated local warning and actual conditions on a particular road. Neither a school closure nor a transport cancellation follows automatically from this bulletin; those decisions require the relevant operator or authority’s own notice.

Sources & context

Forecasts and restoration estimates are dated projections. The official sources below govern subsequent changes; this article will be updated at the same URL.

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