Heavy rain lashed parts of the national Capital o Friday morning as well as parts of Uttar Pradesh where at least two rivers are flowing above the danger levels.
The rains brought relief to Delhiites as the minimum temperature came below 30-degree mark in the morning and was recorded at 29.8 degrees Celsius.
Clouds hovered over various areas before rain lashed creating traffic jams at some places.
Safdarjung observatory recorded 4.4 mm rainfall between 8-30 a.m. and 5-30 p.m. while weather stations at Lodhi Road, Palam and Ridge recorded 1.4 mm, 2.6 mm and 20 mm rainfall respectively during the same period.
Heavy rains occurred in parts of Uttar Pradesh where water levels in at least two rivers - Ken and Sharda - is above their danger marks and it is rising in several other rivers.
Ken is flowing above danger mark in Banda while Sharda is flowing above the danger mark in Pallia Kalan (Kheri) in Sharda Nagar.
While water level in the Ganga is rising in Dalmau (Rae Bareli), Allahabad, Varnasi, Mirzapur, Ghazipur and Ballia, that in Yamuna is rising in Mathura, Agra, Auraiya, Hamirpur and Banda. Ghagra is flowing near danger mark in Elgin Bridge (Barabanki), Ayodhya (Faizabad) and Ballia.
Humid day in Bihar
In neighbouring Bihar, sunny but humid day prevailed in most parts of the State, barring northeast and southeast regions which received light to moderate rainfall.
Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea recorded their maximum temperatures at around 34-35 degree Celsius, while the minimum temperatures stood between 25 to 27 degree Celsius.
Monsoon remained subdued in West Bengal with little or no rainfall in most parts of the State though the Capital Kolkata remained exception with moderate rain of 17.6 mm of rainfall in 24 hours since Thursday morning.
In Odisha, while almost all places received rainfall but heavy precipitation was reported from one or two places in north coastal region due to a low pressure area over east-central Bay of Bengal and the downpour is likely to continue till July 11.
The highest rainfall of 70 mm each was recorded at Raghunathpur in Jagatsinghpur, Garadapur in Kendrapara district, followed by 60 mm at Tirtol, Kujang and Alipingal in Jagatsinghpur district.
The IMD also advised fishermen not to venture into sea as the condition there would remain rough. - PTI
