light rain coupled with cool breeze on Thursday offered relief to the people from the sweltering heat. Further, the Met department officials have predicted heavy showers from Friday, which is expected to continue till Sunday.
While the maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded at 37.5 degrees Celsius, the minimum settled at 28.4 degrees.
"light rain hit only some parts of the city at around 3:40 pm. The rain occurred due to the cumulonimbus (CB) clouds,” said an official. Areas which witnessed mild showers include the ridge area in North Delhi, ITO, Mayur Vihar Phase I and III and laxmi Nagar in East Delhi. South Delhi, however, witnessed no rainfall. It also drizzled in East Delhi at around 8:30 am measuring a rainfall of 0.8 mm.
Meanwhile, the weatherman has predicted rainfall measuring 40 to 60 mm from Friday onwards.
“The low pressure created over Madhya Pradesh will bring heavy showers in the city towards the weekend, which may stay on till Sunday," informed an official.
On Thursday, both the maximum and minimum temperatures remained a notch above normal. The highest humidity settled at 87 per cent, whereas the lowest was 59 per cent. The temperatures on Friday are likely to remain at 37 and 28 degrees Celsius.