India, Oct. 2 -- Amid the ongoing Durga Puja and Dussehra celebrations, the India Meteorological Department has issued an alert for rain and thunderstorms in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) for the next two to three hours.

According to the weather department's nowcast, a yellow alert has been issued for Delhi and Noida. The rainfall will likely hamper the festivities taking place across the city.

IMD posted the weather alert on its X handle, predicting light rain and thunderstorms with lightning over parts of South East Delhi, East Delhi, Shahadara, Central Delhi, North East Delhi, South Delhi, New Delhi, South West Delhi, West Delhi, North West Delhi and North Delhi.

The capital's humidity was recorded at a maximum of 85 o...