Temperature settled at 27.6 degrees Celsius!
New Delhi: On Thursday, Delhiites witnessed heavy rain with the onset of monsoon, brings relief after days of a hot and humid weather that saw the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius.
Parts of the National Capital that received rain this morning included East of Kailash, Burari, Shahdara, Patparganj, ITO crossing and India Gate. The temperature settled at 27.6 degrees Celsius.
Visuals from parts of the city showed submerged roads while traffic chaos was reported during the morning rush hour.
Delhi Traffic Police also issued a traffic advisory for the commuters on busy roads.
"As per IMD report, 'Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds' would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi. Commuters are advised to plan their journey accordingly," they informed via tweet.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in a tweet this morning, confirmed the advancement of the southwest monsoon into the city. It has also warned of heavy rainfall in parts of the city on Thursday and moderate rainfall on Friday. The maximum temperature will come down to 34-35 degrees Celsius.
"Southwest Monsoon has advanced into entire Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, some parts of Rajasthan, entire Delhi, some parts of Punjab and Haryana today, the 30th June, 2022," the Weather department said.
Weather experts told that the monsoon will yield good rainfall in the first 10 days and help cover the rain deficit in Delhi. The city has received just 24.5 mm of rainfall against the normal 66.7 mm since June 1, all of it being recorded during June 16-20.
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