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Delhi Rains: Several parts of the national capital received the much-needed rainfall on June 28, providing relief from the scorching heat and humidity that had gripped the city for the past few days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a ‘yellow’ alert for heavy rainfall in Delhi, Noida and the NCR region for the next two hours.

IMD issued a rainfall alert for several areas, like IGI Airport, Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, Kalkaji, Mehrauli, Tughlakabad, Chhattarpur, and nearby places. The weather department has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by rain in Delhi.

Temperature In Delhi

Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 28.7 degrees Celsius, which is 0.8 degrees Celsius above the seasonal average temperature. In the next two days, the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 37 degrees Celsius, according to IMD.

Heavy Rainfall In THESE Areas

According to the IMD forecast, Delhi may receive moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in the next hours. Gusty winds are expected to blow at a speed of 40-60 km/h.

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The areas likely to be affected by heavy rains include Jafarpur, Najafgarh, Dwarka, Palam, IGI Airport, Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, Kalkaji, Mehrauli, Tughlakabad, Chhattarpur, IGNOU, Ayanagar, and Deramandi. In the NCR, places like Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, and Ballabhgarh are also expected to witness similar conditions. Rainfall is also likely in Jind, Hansi, Meham, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farrukhnagar, Sohna, and Palwal in Haryana; Sikandrabad, Nandgaon, Barsana, Agra, and Nagar in Uttar Pradesh; and Deeg in Rajasthan.

Rainfall Alert For Light To Moderate Rainfall In THESE Areas

Light to moderate rain is expected in several locations of Delhi including Mundka, Paschim Vihar, Rajouri Garden, Patel Nagar, Buddha Jayanti Park, President House, Rajiv Chowk, ITO, Delhi Cantt, India Gate, Akshardham, Safdarjung, Lodi Road, Nehru Stadium, RK Puram, Defence Colony, and Lajpat Nagar.

In the surrounding areas of the Delhi-NCR, light to moderate rain is expected in Bahadurgarh, Narwana, Barwala, Hisar, Siwani, Tosham, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Kosli, Rewari, Bawal, Nuh, Aurangabad, and Hodal in Haryana; Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaothi, Siyana, Bulandshahr, Jahangirabad, Anupshahr, Shikarpur, Khurja, Pahasu, Debai, Narora, Gabhana, Jattari, Atrauli, Khair, Aligarh, Iglas, Raya, Mathura, Tundla, Firozabad, Shikohabad, and Jajau in Uttar Pradesh; and Bhiwadi, Tijara, Khairthal, Kotputli, Alwar, Nadbai, Bharatpur, and Dholpur in Rajasthan.

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