India, July 14 -- Parts of the city were hit by short but intense spells of rain on Sunday evening following dark grey clouds and gusty winds of over 50km/hr. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued an "orange" alert earlier before upgrading it to "red" alert by 7pm.

The IMD has also forecast light to moderate showers in the city on Monday and patchy rain from Tuesday till Saturday.

As per data from the IMD, Safdarjung, Delhi's base station, received 10.1mm rainfall between 5.30pm and 8.30pm on Sunday. Maidan Garhi recorded 13.6mm rainfall, Pusa 10mm, Palam 1.2mm, Najafgarh 0.5mm and Janakpuri 0.5mm. Rain was accompanied by strong winds with speeds touching 57 km/hr at Pragati Maidan, 55 km/hr at Palam and 37 km/hr at Mayur...