Delhi weather update: Rain causes traffic disruptions in several areas

NEW DELHI: Rain in the national capital led to significant traffic disruptions in several areas. There were two spells of rain, one in the morning and another around midday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported various amounts of rainfall across the city, and the weather department predicted continued light rain.
According to the IMD, the rainfall recorded in the last 24 hours at 8:30 am on July 4 was 9.2 mm at Safdarjung, 7.4 mm at Lodhi Road, 5.6 mm at Ridge, 17.4 mm at Palam, and 40.8 mm at Ayanagar.
Following the rains, the roads began gathering long lines of traffic.

In a notification at 12 pm, the weather department stated, "Light intensity rain and drizzle will occur at a few places in South Delhi and South-East Delhi (Akshardham, Lodi Road, Nehru Stadium, Defence Colony, Lajpat Nagar, Malviya Nagar, Kalkaji, Tughlakabad, East of Kailash, Chhattarpur, IGNOU, Ayanagar, and Deramandi) in the next two hours."
Delhi's minimum temperature settled at 24.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average, according to the weather department.
The department predicted a generally cloudy sky with light rain during the day.
The humidity at 8:30 am was 94 percent.
According to the weather department, the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 34 degrees Celsius.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the "satisfactory" category with a reading of 78 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good," 51 and 100 "satisfactory," 101 and 200 "moderate," 201 and 300 "poor," 301 and 400 "very poor," and 401 and 500 "severe."