Delhi'ites wake up to rains
New Delhi: A dark cloud cover and fresh, short spell of rains made the weather pleasant in the national capital on Wednesday morning.
However, the rainfall led to waterlogging in some areas and key stretches of major roads in the city.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said more rains are likely during the day.
Earlier, it had predicted moderate to heavy rains on Wednesday.
Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the regional forecasting center of the IMD, said the axis of monsoon will remain close to the national capital till Thursday.
Southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea and southeasterly winds from the Bay of Bengal are also feeding moisture to the region, he said.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, has recorded 139.2 mm rainfall against the normal of 157.1 mm in August so far, a deficiency of 11 percent.
Overall, it has recorded 457.8 mm rainfall, six percent more than the normal of 433.2 mm since June 1 when the monsoon season starts.
