The long-delayed monsoon finally arrived in Delhi today as heavy rain and thunderstorms hit the national capital this morning. The city’s adjoining areas like Gurgaon and Faridabad have also received rainfall. The rainfall will provide much needed respite from the heat. The weather department had a tough time forecasting the advancement of monsoon over Delhi this year.

The southwest monsoon’s arrival today after a string of IMD’s incorrect predictions is the most delayed in Delhi in 15 years. The weather office faced a lot of criticism and called the failure in prediction rare and uncommon. The IMD’s last prediction was monsoon’s arrival last Saturday as Delhi and adjoining areas reeled under intense heat for weeks.