The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy showers during the next five days in south Gujarat, and heavy downpour in central parts of the state and Saurashtra.
Earlier on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a weather forecast report predicting heavy rain showers in several Indian states for the next five days.
Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning are also likely to occur during heavy rainfall, the IMD said in a statement.
On Saturday, the minimum temperature in the national capital was 29.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above the average.
The formation of a Low Pressure Area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea around Feb 28 will lead to enhanced rainfall activity over Andaman-Nicobar Islands on Sunday and Monday over Tamil Nadu-Puducherry-Karaikal during Mar 2-4.
Apart from this, another Western Disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from February 6, the IMD has said.
The Weather Department has predicted a cloudy sky for Delhi till January 9.
Heavy rainfall has caused waterlogging, traffic congestion in several parts of Chennai. Red alert has been issued in Chennai and surrounding districts of Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, and Chinglepet.
Rainwater entered homes in different residential colonies at Hayat Nagar, where some residents complained that their household items were washed away.
Clear skies greeted Delhi on Sunday, but the IMD has predicted the possibility of thunderstorms later in the day.
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.
Following excessive rainfall, residents of the area expressed their concern over the situation.
One such locality is Chitrakut Nagar where water logging situation has not witnessed much improvement in the last one month.
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.
Weather forecast suggests that seven northern states including Bihar, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and other may experience heavy rainfall for the next four days.
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