Scattered rains in Delhi, high humidity persists

Humid weather conditions persisted in the national capital today even as scattered rainfall in parts of the city failed to bring down the mercury level.
"The rain gauge at Safdarjung recorded no rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm while areas under Palam and Aayanagat received 1.2 and 0.3 mm of rains during the period. Traces of rainfall were recorded in Ridge and Lodhi Road," said a MeT department official.
The Safdarjung observatory recorded 15.0 mm of rains overnight while areas under Ridge, Palam, Lodhi Road and Ayanagar received 28.6 mm, 10.7 mm, 6.3 mm and 70.3 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am, respectively.

Traffic jams were reported due to water-logging in areas including Dhaula Kuan, Ashram, Nehru Place, Panchsheel, Mahipalpur near the Indira Gandhi International airport and ITO junction, according to Delhi Traffic police.
The vehicular movement was slow in Amar Colony, Okhla, Wazirabad areas and on NH8.
The highest maximum was recorded at 34 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average while the minimum temperature was recorded at 25.5 degrees Celsius.

The humidity levels oscillated between 69 and 95 per cent.
The MeT office has forecast a generally cloudy sky along with the possibility of rains in many areas tomorrow.
"The skies will be generally cloudy. Rain or thunder shower would occur in many areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures tomorrow are likely to hover around 34 and 25 degrees Celsius," the MeT said.

Yesterday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 35.1 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature had settled at 26.4 degrees Celsius.