Heavy rains lashed the national capital on Thursday morning, leading to traffic disruptions and water-logging in and around the national capital. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘orange’ alert for the city, warning of traffic disruptions and waterlogging in the city.
Several areas in Sarai Kale Khan and Safdarjung saw waterlogged roads following the thundershowers today morning. Similar scenes were witnessed in Gurugram and Noida, leading to traffic disruptions.
In a bulletin released at 8:30 am, the IMD said that Delhi is likely to witness moderate rainfall and thundershowers today. As per the IMD, a rainfall of 17.2 mm was recorded in the city between 5:30 am and 8:30 am. Aya Nagar recorded 23.8 mm rainfall, and Lodhi Road 17.8 mm.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 35 degrees Celsius, the IMD said.
While the rainfall has resulted in discomfort, the rainfall, accompanied by strong winds, has also brought respite to citizens from the scorching heat and humidity in the capital.
The rains have also led to an improved Air Quality Index (AQI) which was recorded at a satisfactory 99.
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The IMD has predicted light to moderate rainfall in parts of Delhi, Sonipat, Ghaziabad, Noida, and Gurgaon in the next two hours. Delhi is expected to experience cloudy skies with light to moderate thundershowers today.
So far, the monsoon has made its swift progress and reached several parts of the country including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, northeast India, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttarakhand, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, according to IMD.
