New Delhi: Several parts of Delhi and adjoining areas received heavy rain and thundershowers in the early hours of Thursday (June 16, 2022), bringing respite from the heat. Due to heavy rains, the temperature dropped and people got relief from the heat wave conditions. Earlier on Wednesday night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had informed that light to moderate intensity rain and strong winds would occur in and around some places of North Delhi, North-West Delhi, West Delhi (Bawana). There will be rain with thunder. Mundka), Sonipat, Kharkhoda (Haryana).
The IMD had said that strong winds with a speed of 30-40 kmph are expected.
#watch , Delhi: Rain in some parts of the national capital
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Meanwhile, the IMD has issued a yellow alert, warning of thundershowers or light rain in the next six days. The mercury is expected to drop to 35 degree Celsius by Sunday.
Since March, most parts of Delhi NCR and the plains of NW India have witnessed heat waves, except for one torrential thunderstorm in mid-May, which not only broke many records but uprooted more than 200 old trees, Water-logging and subsequent devastation. Traffic jam.
(with agency input)