Early morning heavy rains triggered massive traffic jams in Delhi and Gurugram on Tuesday. Several schools announced holiday due to water-logging and bad weather.
The minimum temperature settled at 28.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average and the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 38 degrees Celsius, the official said.
The government has alerted concerned authorities to make all preparations in view of the rising water level in Yamuna.
Uttar Pradesh faced the maximum impact of continuous downpour as the state has reported at least 27 deaths in rain-related incidents.
According to Traffic Police, many major areas remained disrupted due to massive water-logging, leading to traffic jams. Commuters were advised to avoid the areas where water-logging was frequent, so that traffic does not pile on more.
Heavy rains lashed the capital overnight, contributing to waterlogging and traffic snarls at various places in the city today.
The apartment life, which promises to be green and well-managed, turned into a nightmare for people when the roads and parking spaces around their homes were flooded with rain waters.
According to the MeT department, the maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 34.4 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year.
On Sunday, Ridge area of Delhi recorded 13.4 mm rainfall, Palam saw 7.4 mm, Ayanagar recorded 2.6 mm. Gurugram recorded 3 mm rainfall.
According to the Meteorological department, overcast and rainy conditions will continue to prevail in the region.
Giving some relief to Delhiites, the weatherman had predicted that the sky would be mostly clear during the day on Tuesday.
Formation of low pressure area over North Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas is believed to have caused the fresh spell of rains in the Delhi-NCR region.
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