IMD Update, May 21 -- Delhi hit by intense dust storm as IMD predicts thunderstorm with rain for the national capital on Wednesday, May 21. With summer heat persisting and humidity going high, the "feels like" temperature in Delhi touched 50.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

Mint journalists based in Delhi reported hearing massive thunderclaps and witnessing intense lightning in the national capital.

IMD issued a red alert in several districts in Delhi, forecasting light to moderate rain with thunderstorms, dust storms, and gusty winds, and as the skies turned overcast, heavy rain lashed numerous parts of the city.

The maximum temperature reached 40.7 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees above normal, according to the Met Office, while humidity ...