India, Aug. 10 -- Heavy overnight rains lashed Noida and Greater Noida from Friday night into Saturday, bringing traffic to a crawl, inundating roads, and flooding basements of multiple high-rises. The downpour matched the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) forecast of cloudy skies with spells of rain or thundershowers, with 35 mm rainfall recorded over the past 24 hours. Humidity hovered at 90% in the morning, dipping to 70% by evening, with temperatures ranging between 33degC and 26degC.

While no fresh warning was issued for Sunday (till Saturday afternoon), the IMD predicted generally cloudy skies with one or two spells of rain in the coming days. "Heavy rain is currently lashing several parts of Delhi and NCR, including Noida, G...