Parts Of Delhi Get Rain, More Likely In Next Few Days

Parts of Delhi saw a fresh spell of rain on Tuesday with the Met Office predicting cloudy weather and occasional showers over the next six to seven days.
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Officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport said three flights were diverted -- two to Amritsar and one to Lucknow -- due to the bad weather.
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More rainfall is expected in the city on Tuesday night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a maximum temperature of 37.7 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, and a minimum temperature of 29.6 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
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The IMD has issued a yellow alert, warning moderate rain could flood low-lying areas and disrupt the flow of traffic on key roads on Wednesday.
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On Wednesday, the maximum temperature is likely to hover between 33 degrees Celsius and 37 degrees Celsius.
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According to the IMD, cloudy weather and intermittent showers are predicted over the next six to seven days.
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Delhi recorded above-normal rainfall in the last four months -- 53.2 mm against a normal of 17.4 mm in March,??20.1 mm against an average of 16.3 mm in April, 111 mm against a normal of 30.7 mm in May, and??101.7 mm against a normal of 74.1 mm in June.
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The IMD has predicted normal rainfall (94 to 106 per cent of the long-period average of 280.4 mm) in the country in July. However, it anticipates below-normal precipitation over many areas of the northwest, northeast, and southeast peninsular India.
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Meanwhile, the uprooting of trees due to thunderstorms was reported from areas such as Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Minto Road, SKD Basti, and Press Enclave, municipal officials said.