
New Delhi: Heavy rains lash parts of the national capital on Saturday, bringing instant relief from days-long scorching heat and humidity.
While the maximum temperature in and around Delhi was recorded at around 38 degrees Celsius, while the lowest of that was recorded at 28.3 degrees Celsius, which happens to be just a mark above normal.
The weather forecast has predicted rain showers in various parts of Delhi for the next few days along with lightning and thunderstorms.
As the weather took a pleasant road in the national capital, Delhiites were overwhelmed with the first blessing of Monsoon and took to the microblogging site Twitter to share pleasing pics and video clips of Delhi rains.
A Twitter user named Sagar Srivastava shared an endearing pic from behind the windshields of his car with drops of dew on the outer surface. “Most awaited rain, finally a relief”, he wrote in caption.
Most awaited rain finally get relief #rain #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/GygLhD9Hgw
— Sagar Srivastava♠️ (@iamSaagar__) July 16, 2022
“Respite from the sweltering heat! Thank God for small mercies”, wrote another user while posting a video of driving amidst rain.
Respite from the sweltering heat! Thank God for small mercies #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/hqUxxkTCzj
— ? Payal M/પાયલ મેહતા/ पायल मेहता/ পাযেল মেহতা (@payalmehta100) July 16, 2022
Check Top Reactions Here:
Covering our food nd getting wet himself… @zomato that’s delivery guy for you❤️ #Zomato #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/pyh6MBCXmT
— Kriti Arora (@kritiarora19) July 16, 2022
Hide & seek of clouds and sun. Masson in Delhi about to come. #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/q8NkylBzaM
— Sankar Aditya (@SankarAditya_IA) July 16, 2022
Delhi rain and Delhi metro perfect mix#delhirains #delhimetro pic.twitter.com/k9rBNU3E3f
— ANKIT (@Ankit_wondering) July 16, 2022
A Saturday morning so good. #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/rFmaoXpt1q
— Vineet Chhatria (@vineetdavinci) July 16, 2022
Rainy noida .#Rain #Monsoon2022 #Noida #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/6gXqh1Bnec
— kanha (@kanha89) July 16, 2022
Day go so amazing just because of the heavy rainfall today! ?❤️ #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/WAPfvm2iyH
— Anjali ♡ (@imAnjalii718) July 16, 2022
Waves in the sky❤️ #DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/6odaS1MKB3
— Aishwarya Jaiswal (@Aish73227530) July 16, 2022
Refreshing beauty of Delhi during Rains ❤️#DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/ux9zsWSZlb
— ?️ Prachi Vyas ?? (@PrachiVyas1299) July 13, 2022
Drying clothes during #Monsoon – can be artistic. ?#DelhiRains pic.twitter.com/7EDBWjuBPK
— #SunilKapoor 4 #Free #Hospital,#Treatment ? (@sunilkapoor8) July 12, 2022
On an optimistic note, the air quality index (AQI) in the region was marked in the satisfactory category i.e. 85, as per the information recieved from Central Pollution Control Board.