By IANS,
New Delhi : Delhi residents were Tuesday caught off guard as the city was lashed by rains accompanied by strong winds after witnessing days of pleasant, sunny weather. The met office has forecast more rains in the night as well as Wednesday.
“More rains are expected tonight (Tuesday night) and tomorrow (Wednesday)… The skies will remain cloudy,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The maximum and minimum temperatures Wednesday are expected to hover between 30 and 17 degrees Celsius.
The city received 6.6 mm of rainfall Tuesday from 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and the maximum and minimum temperatures were, respectively, recorded at 31.8 and 17.4 degrees Celsius — both average for this time for the year.
“The rains are due to a low pressure system that came from west Rajasthan,” said the IMD official.
The downpour failed to dampen the spirits of the organisers of the ongoing Durga Puja in the capital as majority of them said that the damage was superficial with no alterations in their schedules.
According to the Delhi Police, no traffic snarls were caused in the city due to the late afternoon rain.
The day’s humidity levels wavered between a high of 92 and a low of 39 percent.
Monday was clear and pleasant, with the maximum temperature average for this time of the year at 31.3 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was two notches below average at 16.7 degrees.