The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted thunderstorms and light to moderate rain in parts of Delhi-NCR earlier in the day.
With no possibility of rainfall on Friday, the relative humidity is likely to be 68 per cent against 54 per cent on Thursday, IMD said.
The residents of Delhi witnessed heavy rains along with thunderstorms on Saturday as IMD issued an orange alert for the city
Parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed incessant overnight rainfall along with strong winds on Saturday morning that caused waterlogging in several parts of the city. In the midst of the monsoon season, the national capital has been receiving spells of rain.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Delhi following heavy and continuous rainfall in the national capital.
Delhi has recorded just 63.2 mm rainfall against the normal of 157.1 mm so far this month as the capital and the adjoining regions in northwest India had entered a “break monsoon” phase, the second this season, on Aug 10.
The IMD said that fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy falls is very likely to continue over the northeast and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during next five days, while isolated heavy to very heavy falls are very likely over Assam and Meghalaya on Monday.
The current spell of widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls is very likely to continue over Northeast India and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till August 14 and reduction thereafter, according to the IMD.
Subdued rainfall is very likely over north Indian plains (Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan), adjoining central India, and most parts of peninsular India (outside Tamil Nadu and Kerala), including Maharashtra and Gujarat till August 15
The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 35 degrees Celsius in Delhi, IMD predicts.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said fairly widespread to widespread rains are very likely over many parts of north and northeast India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days.
IMD had predicted generally cloudy skies with moderate rain or thundershowers on Sunday.
The minimum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for Delhi, settled at 26.8 degrees Celsius while the relative humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 83 pc.
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.3 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, IMD said.
On Wednesday night, 57 people were rescued from Kali Pahadi in Shivpuri district while 13 people were rescued from Teela area in Shivpuri, officials said.
The month started with the national capital recording three heatwave days on the trot -- July 1, July 2, and July 3.
IMD has issued a yellow alert for Sunday, and orange alert also for Monday.
The active southwest monsoon will gain more intensity in the coming days due to which heavy to very heavy rain in Nagaur, Sikar, and Ajmer districts are likely on Friday.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded 100 mm rainfall in just three hours on Tuesday morning, according to the IMD
MeT officials said Delhi is in for a week-long spell of "light to moderate" rain with the monsoon trough passing through the region.
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