India, Jan. 24 -- The city recorded around 12mm of rainfall on Friday from 8am to 5pm, following which the India Meteorological Department (IMD) upgraded an ongoing "yellow" alert to an "orange" alert until Saturday noon, forecasting thunder with hailstorm, lightning and "very strong" winds of 40 to 60km/hr at isolated places.

However, there was no rainfall in the evening hours.

According to data made available by the district administration, the rainfall accumulated to 12mm by 11.30am at Gurugram city, Kadipur, Harsaru, Wazirabad, Sohna and Manesar.

"Except for Manesar, Pataudi and Farrukhnagar, where rainfall was recorded between 4 and 7mm, other places recorded relatively heavier rainfall during the same period," a senior official f...