Delhi witnessed heavy rain in early hours of Wednesday.

New Delhi:

Heavy rain in Delhi and its neighbouring districts of Ghaziabad and Noida this morning led to a dip in the temperature, bringing relief to residents from the sultry weather. The downpour left parts of Delhi and Gurgaon flooded and heavy traffic was reported from some areas.

The Indian Metrological Department has predicted heavy rain and clouds for the national capital today.

Key stretches of major roads in the city are waterlogged, news agency PTI reported.

Delhi’s traffic police have put out alerts on their official Twitter handle.

Traffic Alert

Obstruction in traffic from Dhaula Kuan towards Punjabi Bagh due to breakdown of an MMV. Kindly avoid the stretch.

— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) August 19, 2020

Traffic Alert

Traffic is affected at Pul Prahladpur underpass due to water logging.

— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) August 19, 2020

Traffic Alert

Traffic is heavy in the carriageway from Liberty Cinema towards Punjabi Bagh due to Potholes in road. Kindly avoid the stretch.

— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) August 19, 2020

According to IMD, southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea and southeasterly winds from the Bay of Bengal are feeding moisture to the region.

Cloudy weather was seen in the national capital after the rain.

Morning shots of Delhi rain today.

In Uttar Pradesh’s Agra, some 200-km from Delhi, an old house collapsed after the heavy rain overnight.

Long traffic snarls were seen in adjoining city of Gurugram.

A picture of the traffic situation in Gurugram.

The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, has recorded 139.2 mm rainfall against the normal of 157.1 mm in August so far, a deficiency of 11 per cent.

Overall, it has recorded 457.8 mm rainfall, six per cent more than the normal of 433.2 mm since June 1 when the monsoon season starts.

Skymet weather in a late night tweet said that Delhi and parts of northern India will witness rain for the next 24 hours.

“During the next 24 hours, light to moderate rains are possible over Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala,” Skymet weather tweeted.