Traffic literally crawls after heavy rains lash parts of Capital

NEW DELHI: Heavy rains lashed parts of the Capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at a pleasant 26 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. As a precaution, the Delhi Traffic Police, on Twitter, kept updating commuters of water-logged areas to be averted.

Water-logging was reported in Dwarka sector-12 at K M Chowk towards Ashirwad Chowk. The situation was no different at Nangloi bus stand in Najafgarh. Commuters faced difficulties in Bahadurgarh bus stand as well.

Water-logging was also reported at Mundka red light, Mahipalpur Chowk towards Gurugram near Rangpuri and Mahipalpur towards Vasantkunj.

The Meteorological Department has forecast cloudy skies, with few spells of light and moderate rains for Monday, while one or two intense spells are also expected.

According to the Met department, the maximum temperature on Suday was recorded at 34.4 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year.

The humidity level oscillated between 83 per cent, 97 per cent, a Met department official said. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, recorded 7.9 mm rainfall till 8.30 am. Between 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, it received 17.6 mm rainfall.

Meanwhile, areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar received 6.2 mm, 10 mm, 23.8 mm and 9.4 mm rains till 8.30 am on Sunday.

For the period between 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar received 64.8 mm, 16.9 mm, 7.6 mm and nil rainfall.

"The maximum and minimum temperature is likely to hover around 35 and 26 degrees Celsius tomorrow," the weatherman said for Monday.