Delhi wakes up to rain, more showers likely over next 2 days
«Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi,» the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a tweet on Sunday morning. Places, where the rainfall has been predicted, include Narela, Alipur, Rohini, Badili, Pitampura, Paschim Vihar, Punjabi Bagh, Kashmiri Gate, Seelampur, Rajauri Garden, Red Fort, Rajeev Chauk, ITO, Jafarpur. The IMD has issued a forecast of high-intensity rain for 2-3 days in Delhi.
«This week, North-West India, including Delhi, will witness rain, the intensity of the rain will be high for 2-3 days, and the intensity will reduce after that. There will be some relief from the heat during this period,» Charan Singh, Head of IMD, Delhi, said on Saturday. Heavy rainfall lashed Delhi on Saturday causing waterlogging in several areas of the national capital.
Several areas like Pragati Maidan, Nehru Nagar, Panchsheel Marg, Kalkaji and ITO got waterlogged which restricted the movement of traffic. Delhi's primary weather station, the Safdarjung Observatory, recorded 98.7 mm rainfall till 2.30 pm on Saturday. A «yellow alert» was issued for Sunday by the IMD.
«This was the season's first heavy spell of rain. An 'orange' alert is in place for more showers on Saturday. A 'yellow alert' is in place for Sunday, the India Meteorological Department said.»Light to moderate intensity rain would continue over many places of Delhi and NCR, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Assandh, Safidon, Panipat, Gohana, Gannaur, Meham, Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Kosali, Sohana, Rewari (Haryana)," the Met office said in a tweet.
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