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Delhi-NCR Received Light Rainfall, More Showers Likely Later In The Day

The Indian Meteorological Department (MeT) predicted that winds with speeds up to 40 km/hour are likely to occur over and adjoining areas of many places in the national capital.

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Delhi rain (Representative image)
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Delhi-NCR woke up to light rainfall early on Friday morning with the weather department predicting more rainfall later in the day. 

The Indian Meteorological Department (MeT) predicted that winds with speeds up to 40 km/hour are likely to occur over and adjoining areas of many places in the national capital.

Similar weather conditions were also likely to prevail over many places in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana.

According to the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC), light to moderate intensity rainfall would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi including Narela, Karawal Nagar, Seemapuri, Vivek Vihar, Preet Vihar, Safdarjung, Lodi Road, Nehru Stadium, Kalkaji. It made similar observations for many areas in NCR including Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh.

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On Wednesday, the MeT had forecast intermittent rainfall over the next five days with it peaking in the weekend. 

In July, the city recorded 384.6 mm of rainfall in July, which is the second-highest in the month in the last 15 years, compared to the normal of 195.8 mm. Bountiful rainfall in July gave Delhi its best-ever air quality for the month in five years. 

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