NEW DELHI: Residents woke up to rain and thundershowers in some parts of Delhi, bringing down maximum temperature. The Meteorological department has forecast overcast skies and heavy rain at isolated places during the day.
Waterlogging was also recorded in some parts of the city leading to traffic woes.
Several people took to Twitter to share pictures of the rain.
Really nice weather for a long morning jog! _ #Noida #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/OvBdgwWom6
— Bhanu (@bhanuvachan) July 22, 2018
Mast mousam_________#rains #DelhiRains _ pic.twitter.com/LYzBFWnEmj
— _ (@rishu_sain7) July 22, 2018
#SundayFunday
Awesome weather in #Noida #rains #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/ICcK2Jw2f4— Mayank Singh (@minku231) July 22, 2018
Ahh its raining_#Delhirains pic.twitter.com/PIbBuEFNib
— Gaurav Saini (@GauravSaini205) July 22, 2018
On Saturday too, the city received heavy rainfall. The city received 24.2 mm rain till 8.30 am on Saturday and further 5 mm rain till 5.30 pm. Ridge, Jafarpur, Najafgarh, Narela, Ayanagar received heavy rain.
Rain lashed several parts in north Delhi, including GTB Nagar, Burari, Model Town, Mukherjee Nagar, Azadpur, Timarpur, Civil Lines. However, Lutyens' Delhi remained dry although the weather became pleasant due to overcast skies and cool breeze.
Along with Delhi, Met also predicted moderate rain with few heavy spells in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Prdaesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, North Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh due to the western disturbance over North Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir.
