India, June 15 -- Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) were hit by a severe thunderstorm early Sunday, bringing light to moderate rain, squally winds exceeding 100 km/hr, and hail in isolated areas, leading to a dip in temperature.

More rain and thunderstorm activity is expected on Sunday, with the possibility of hailstorms in isolated areas, the India meteorological department (IMD) has said, issuing a red alert for the city until around noon.

Temperature dipped from around 35degC (recorded at 2:30 am) to 27degC (recorded at 4:30 am).

"During this spell, light to moderate rainfall was recorded, with Safdarjung also recording hail. Across the city, strong winds between 50 and 100 km/hr were recorded and visibility dipped from 4,...