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New Delhi: Delhi-NCR witnessed showers on Friday morning. While Gurugram saw heavy rains, Noida and Delhi had light showers early in the morning. The temperatures in the entire region have fallen considerably and are expected to go down further after the rain. The rains were a surprise and caught many offguard, amidst the already intense chilly winter.
The sudden downpour might bring down the temperature in the region. This may mean more intense weather conditions. Dense fog is already disrupting normal life in the region.
The IMD had predicted that Delhi-NCR would receive only light rains, unlike Gurugram, which saw very heavy downpour. The rains are also expected to hit only isolated pockets and not in all parts of Delhi. However dense fog, cloudy weather conditions and winter chill is expected to continue in the entire region as of now.
Fog is expected to continue in both Delhi, Gurugram and also Noida, even after the rains. This might negatively impact travel and traffic in the region.
On Thursday, Delhi recorded a temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius. This was the third coldest day of this season. The maximum temperature was also recorded below normal at most monitoring stations in the city. The weather department in a post on 'X' said, "Light to moderate rainfall accompanied with light thunderstorms and lightning is likely to occur at Nuh (Haryana) . Light rainfall is likely to occur at a few places in Delhi ( Preet Vihar, ITO, India Gate, Akshardham, Safdarjung, Lodi Road, Nehru Stadium, Palwal (Haryana) Tizara (Rajasthan). "
They also predicted light, intermittent rains in isolated places of Delhi ( Mundaka, Pashchim Vihar, Rajauri Garden, Budha Jayanti Park, President House, Rajeev chauk, Jafarpur, Nazafgarh, Dwarka, Delhi Cantt, Palam, IGI Airport),NCR ( Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad) Karnal, Safidon, Panipat, Gohana, Meham, Rohtak, Mattanhail, Kosali, Rewari, Bawal, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana) Jattari, Nandgaon (U.P.) Bhiwari, Khairthal, Kotputli (Rajasthan) during next 2 hours.
