Delhi rains LIVE updates: Showers in NCR bring respite from heat, traffic snarls in parts of capital

Delhi rains LIVE updates: Light showers in the capital on Friday morning. (Express Photo by Premnath Pandey).

Bringing respite from the sweltering heat in the national capital region, New Delhi woke up to a cloudy morning on Friday. It rained in some parts of the city, bringing the temperature down to 26.5 degree Celsius. The meteorological department has predicted rain later in the day as well. The humidity level in New Delhi was recorded at 78 per cent early in the day.

“The skies will remain partly cloudy throughout the day. There is possibility of rains later in the day. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 30 degree Celsius,” an official from the New Delhi MeT said, reported news agency PTI. On Thursday, the maximum temperature in New Delhi settled at 35.4 degrees.

Delhi rains LIVE updates:

1.58 pm: Rain in the city has caused traffic snarls in many parts of the city.

Traffic jam near ISBT (Express photo by Oinam Anand)

1.48 pm: The meteorological department has predicted rain later in the day and the intensity is likely to increase gradually.

Delhi received light showers on Friday. (Express photo by Premnath Pandey)

1.11 pm: It rained in some parts of the city, bringing the temperature down to 26.5 degree Celsius.

Delhi woke up to light rains and thunder on Friday morning. (express photo)

12.57 pm: The intensity of rains is likely to increase gradually through the day. Though some places like Palam, Mahipalpur, Mehrauli, Chattarpur and Gurugram have not seen rains yet but showers are likely to commence over these places anytime soon, according to skymetweather.

12.53 pm: The fresh spell of rains in the city can be attributed to the low pressure area over North Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas. It is presently moving in a northwest direction towards Delhi-NCR. In addition to this, a fresh Western Disturbance is also affecting Jammu and Kashmir and neighbouring areas, which will further enhance the rain activity in the region, according to skymetweather.

12.44 pm: Moderate to heavy rains are likely to lash Delhi NCR for the next 48 hours.

Intermittent rains witnessed across Delhi. (Express photo)

12.35 pm: Other parts of North India are witnessing spells of rain as well. The IMD has issued a heavy rainfall warning in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Click here for LIVE updates on Uttarakhand and Himachal.

12.26 pm: The Aaya Nagar Observatory has recorded a rainfall of 3 mm today, while the Safdarjung Observatory recorded 2 mm, reports PTI. The minimum temperature today was recorded at 26.5 degree Celsius, which is two notches above the season’s average.

12.23 pm: The Delhi traffic police has said that the sudden rains have caused traffic jams in Moti Bagh, Laxmi Nagar, Samaypur Badali, and ITO.

11.51 am:  Lightning and thunderstorms across Delhi NCR

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11.46 am: Heavy traffic is also being reported near Maharani Bagh and Kalindi Colony if one is travelling from Noida towards New Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar on the Ring Road.

11.43 am: Heavy traffic is also being reported near Sarai Kale Khan and Kaka Nagar near the Delhi Golf Club. Anyone taking the Janpath route to Connaught Place is advised to take an alternate route.

11.28 am: Despite the drop in temperature, Delhiites are not pleased that the rains have caused traffic jams in many parts of the city. Many are taking to social media to complain of the situation.

Delhi rain LIVE updates: Traffic piles up before the DND Flyway towards Noida due to rains in the national capital on Friday. (Express Photo)

11.15 am:  Welcome to our live blog on the New Delhi rains. You can follow our LIVE updates for the latest weather and traffic updates in the national capital. If you would live to share a picture with us or a video, tweet using #DelhiRains

(With inputs from agencies)