Heavy rains lash Delhi, to continue overnight

A squall followed by heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital this afternoon, even as the weatherman predicted that the showers would continue overnight.

The squall with a wind speed of 61 km per hour hit the city at 15.34 pm and continued till 15.36 pm, a MeT department official said.

The Safdarjung Observatory, the recording of which is considered official figures for the city, received 34.2 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, the official said.

The Lodhi Road and Palam areas gauged 39.2 mm and 4.6 mm of precipitation during the period, while areas under Ridge received traces of rainfall.

The city recorded a high of 37degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, while the minimum temperature settled at 28.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, said the official.

The humidity level oscillated between 54 and 90 per cent.

The MeT office has forecast light rain tomorrow.

"The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 37 and 36 degrees respectively," the weatherman said.

Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures had settled at 36.7 and 23.6 degrees Celsius respectively.