Heavy showers drenched the national Capital on Monday, offering much-needed respite from muggy weather conditions.
As the skies turned grey, vehicles were seen plying with their headlights on at around 2.30 pm. The downpour led to water-logging and traffic snarls in several areas of the city.
The Safdarjung Observatory gauged 29.6 mm of rain between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm. lodhi Road recorded 42.6 mm of precipitation, Palam 15.3 mm, Ridge 30 mm and Aayangar 10.2 mm, a MeT Department official said.
The city had a high of 34.4 degrees Celsius and a low of 29 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 76 and 95 per cent, the official said.
The weatherman has predicted overcast skies and a possibility of moderate to heavy rain at several places till August 9.
According to the IMD, the maximum weather will oscillate between 34 degree Celsius and 35 degree Celsius and minimum temperature will remain at 24 degree Celsius. With this ,the maximum and minimum temperature are expected to witness a drop.
Rainfall activity is expected to continue over Delhi for the next two to three days, the weatherman said.