India, July 5 -- After the southwest monsoon officially reached Delhi on July 2, residents expected steady showers and relief from the summer heat. Instead, the Capital has witnessed only scattered rainfall, leaving many wondering why the city has remained largely dry despite the monsoon's arrival.

Experts attributed Delhi's weaker monsoon so far to weather systems in other parts of the country drawing the monsoon trough away from the Capital, earlier HT reported. "Cyclonic circulations over Madhya Pradesh and a low pressure area over Odisha had drawn the trough to central India, which has led to a reduction in rainfall. The city is likely to see the typical monsoon rain from July 5," said Mahesh Pehlawat, vice president of Skymet Weathe...