Heavy rains lash capital, more heavy showers expected later today

New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) After nearly a week's lull in rainfall activity, the capital was lashed by heavy rains late last night.

The rain, which hit the capital at around midnight last night, brought about coolness in the air, resulting in the drop in mercury by several degrees.

The rains, accompanied by thundershowers, led to drop in minimum temperature to 23.2 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal.

A total of 58.3 mm of rainfall was recorded in the capital till 0830 hours, the weather office said.

With a heavily overcast sky being witnessed in Delhi since this morning, the weather office has forecast more showers later today as well as during the next few days.

The turnaround in the weather comes just when it seemed that Delhi would fall short of its normal level of Monsoon showers.

Long lulls in rainfall activity in the last three months have meant that till yesterday, the capital had received just over 475 mm of rain as against a normal level of over 500 mm between June and August.

Last night's showers, however, have changed the scenario. And, with the weather office forecasting a cloudy sky and more rains and thundershowers in the capital in the coming week, Delhi may finally be able to receive more than its quota of monsoon rains.

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