Weather Update: Rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR, Himachal Pradesh; check IMD's latest forecast

Heavy showers bring relief from heat. IMD warns of heavy rainfall in Southwest India. Traffic disruptions reported in Mumbai; precautions advised for residents.

Residents of Delhi-NCR woke up to heavy rainfall on Saturday morning, providing relief from the humid weather persisting since the last few days and bringing the temperature down.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted a generally cloudy sky with light rain throughout the day. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at around 34 degrees Celsius.

As per the Central Pollution Control Board, the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the "moderate" category with a reading of 104 at 8 am.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".

IMD's latest advisory

The IMD, in its latest bulletin, warned of heavy rainfall in many parts of India, including Gujarat, Telangana, North interior Karnataka, Sikkim, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, among others, till July 15.

"Active monsoon conditions prevailed over many parts of the country during many dates in the week ending July 10. Areas, where monsoon was active to vigorous, were over West Coast, Northwest including Western Himalayan region and central India," said IMD.

Meanwhile, moderate rain continued to lash parts of Himachal Pradesh and 15 roads were closed in the state, officials told PTI on Saturday.

Baijnath received 32 mm of rain since Friday evening followed by Dharamshala (22.6 mm), Jubbarhatti (21.5 mm), Manali (20 mm), Kangra (19.2 mm), Jogindernagar (19 mm), Saloni (18.3 mm), Pandoh (15.5 mm) and Palampur (14.4 mm), according to the Met office here. Fifteen roads -- eight in Mandi, four in Shimla and three in Kangra district -- are closed following the rain in the past week and 47 transformers are disrupted as per the state emergency operation centre.

The weather office has issued 'yellow' warning of thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places for the next six days till July 19.