New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Thursday morning saw light showers across the national capital and adjoining areas that later developed into an orange alert warning as moderate to heavy rainfall was predicted for the day by the IMD.

Moderate to heavy rains will continue in the national capital till Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The city received 2 mm rainfall at Safdarjung observatory, in the last 24 hours till 8.30 a.m. on Thursday.

The maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 35.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, while the minimum was at 24.8 degrees Celsius.

For Thursday, the MeT has forecast the maximum will hover around 32 degrees Celsius and the minimum around 25 degrees Celsius.

With Thursday...