Heavy rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR, brings mercury levels down

Parts of Delhi-NCR today woke up to heavy rain. The temperature at 9 AM was 15.2 degree Celsius. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Moderate rain along with thunderstorms, which lashed several parts of northwest India on Thursday, will continue on Friday morning and will last till Saturday, the Indian Meteorological Department has said. (Express Photo by Renuka Puri)

On Thursday evening, the national capital and its neighbouring areas witnessed thunderstorm, lightning and gusty wind speed reaching upto 30-40 kmph. (Express Photo by Renuka Puri)

An e-rickshaw driver keeps an open umbrella in front of him to prevent himself from getting drenched in the rain. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Water logging was seen in parts of the city. Earlier, the IMD had said the radar image of Delhi showed that precipitation with thunderstorm and lightning was expected in the southwestern part of the region and later move to northeastwards. (Express Photo by Renuka Puri)

Rains and strong winds have improved the city's air quality. At 9:45 am, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi stood at 69, which falls in the satisfactory category. (Express Photo: Amit Mehra)

Rains also affected traffic movement with visibility dropping considerably in the afternoon due to dense clouds. (Express Photo: Amit Mehra)

Rains over the last two days have brought the mercury down. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 12 degrees Celsius on Friday morning. (Express Photo: Amit Mehra)

The frequency of rains is likely to reduce on Saturday, weather department said. (Express Photo: Amit Mehra)