NOIDA, June 18 -- Residents in the national Capital and the NCR cities were treated with a much-needed break from the soaring heat as rain lashed the region on Tuesday afternoon.

Forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) suggest showers in the upcoming days too, along with thunderstorm and lightning on Wednesday while Thursday is expected to remain predominantly partly cloudy, with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.

"The change in the weather is a result of a weak western disturbance combined with monsoon-like conditions. We can expect these brief rain and thundershowers to continue over the next few days. However, the rain will be localised and not uniform across all areas," Mahesh Palawat, vice president, climate...