India, Oct. 6 -- Delhi recorded an intense spell of rain in the early hours of Monday due to a strong western disturbance in the region. The overnight rain was accompanied by gusty winds, touching over 50 km/hr in parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for 'multiple spells' of light to moderate showers across the city throughout Monday.

Similar weather activity is also likely on Tuesday, with cold northwesterly winds set to lead to a drop in minimum temperature from Wednesday onwards, IMD said.

Between 11:30pm on Sunday and 5:30am on Monday, Safdarjung, the city's base station, logged 10.3mm of rainfall, IMD data showed. In the same period, Palam recorded 4.6mm, Pitampura 13.5mm, Pusa 8.5m...