The downpour, however, also led to traffic snarls in several parts of the city.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 33.8 degrees Celsius — the seasonal average.
Meanwhile, weather experts have pointed to a convergence of meteorological factors behind the rainfall.
“The monsoon trough extended to the south of Delhi, accompanied by a cyclonic circulation in southern Haryana and northeastern Rajasthan. Additionally, an active western disturbance further contributed to the city’s high-intensity rainfall,” said a senior India Meteorological Department official.
“Light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speeds of 30-40 kmph would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi, NCR (Loni Dehat, Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram),” the weather forecast agency wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
For Sunday, the Met Office has forecast a generally cloudy sky with light rain. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 35 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature is likely to be 25 degrees Celsius.
–IANS
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