Coming up for Delhi: cloudy sky, rain

Delhi came to a standstill after heavy rain lashed the city, choking drains and leaving large sections of major arterial routes waterlogged, HT reports.

Delhi came to a standstill after heavy rain lashed the city, choking drains and leaving large sections of major arterial routes waterlogged.

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The maximum temperature dropped by three degrees Celsius to settle at 30.7 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was a degree below normal at 25.5 degrees Celsius.

With the city having recorded 13.7mm of average rainfall over the last 24 hours, Delhi residents are in for a week of pleasant weather as the Met department has predicted a generally cloudy sky with few spells of rain or thundershowers.

"The humidity was recorded between 92% and 98% and the week will continue to see light spells of rainfall and some areas are likely to receive heavy rainfall, too," said a MET department official.

However, with the monsoons in full swing, commuters are facing a harrowing time on the roads.

"It is a nightmare to wait for buses or auto-rickshaws. There are huge traffic jams and sometimes we have to wait for an hour for a bus to come by," said Manish Kumar, a resident of Kalkaji Extension.