Moderate showers lash Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Light to moderate showers lashed the Capital today, intensifying the chill sweeping through Delhi since the beginning of the week.

The rains, which hit the capital early this morning, followed a heavily overcast sky in Delhi since the last evening. The showers, accompanied by thunderstorms, lent a severe chill in the air bringing the day temperatures down by several degrees even though the minimum temperature rose to 15.2 Degree Celsius.

About 10 mm of rainfall was recorded till 1430 hrs, weatherman said.

The met department attributed the fresh spell of rain and thundershowers to the influence of a fresh western disturbance originating from Pakistan.

The coming days could see more spells of rainfall with the weather office forecasting further showers and thunderstorms at many places in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh.

There was also a likelihood of a further drop in the day temperatures in the next few days, indicating an intensification of chill in the coming days.

The met office has also forecast hailstorms in some areas in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh in the next 48 hours.

A cloudy sky is predicted in Delhi during the next 24 hours with more spells of rain and thundershowers.

Today's showers came after a short burst of light rains and thunderstorms on Tuesday evening which led to a return of chill in the capital after a couple of weeks of unusually warm weather.

UNI