Heavy rain spell in parts of India’s capital Delhi today brought relief from record heat and sultry weather.
Heavy showers in Munirka, Sarita Vihar, and other parts of the national capital with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more rain during the day.
"Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain with heavy intensity rain over isolated places and wind with speed of 20-40 Km/h would continue to occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi," the IMD said in a post on X at 9 AM.
Delhi and other parts of north India have struggled with intense heatwave amid a dozen of deaths reports.
Delhi had been reeling from the sweltering heat, recording nine heatwave days in June so far against none in 2023 and 2022.
Earlier on Wednesday, the IMD predicted that Delhi's maximum and minimum temperatures today would be around 38 degrees Celsius and 29 degrees Celsius.
Monsoon to arrive in Delhi
The monsoon could arrive in Delhi by the end of this week, a private weather agency forecast on Wednesday.
According to Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather Services, "The monsoon is expected to reach Delhi on June 29 or 30."
