Heavy rains lash Delhi, may proceed till night

New Delhi, Jul 5 Heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital this afternoon even as the meteorologist has anticipated the showers to proceed medium-term.

"The minimum temperature recorded at 8.30 AM was at 26 degrees Celsius, a notch above ordinary," a MeT office official said.

The humidity level was recorded at 72 percent.

"More rains are normal towards the evening and may proceed overnight. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to settle around 38 and 26 degrees Celsius," the authority included.

Recently, the maximum and minimum temperatures had settled at 36.7 and 23.6 degrees Celsius separately.