Rain lashes parts of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh; Brings Respite from Scorching Heat

Delhi - NCR witnesses heavy rain!

On Thursday, Several parts of Delhi and nearby areas witnessed heavy rainfall along with thunderstorm in the early hours bringing relief to people from the summer heat.

The heavy downpour resulted in bringing down the temperatures giving respite to people from the heatwave conditions. Earlier, on Wednesday night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had informed that thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds would occur over and adjoining areas of a few places of North Delhi, North-West Delhi, West Delhi (Bawana, Mundaka), Sonipat, Kharkhoda (Haryana).

According to the information, IMD has issued a yellow alert, warning of thundershowers or light rain over the next six days. The mercury is predicted to drop to 35 degrees Celsius by Sunday. 

Since March, Delhi NCR and most parts in plains of NW India have witnessed spells of heat waves, barring a torrential thunderstorm in mid-May that broke not just several records but uprooted more than 200 old trees, created havoc with water-logging and subsequent traffic jams.

Widespread rainfall is likely to hit the western Himalayan region, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, and eastern Uttar Pradesh from June 16 to 18, according to an IMD bulletin issued on Tuesday morning.