India, April 7 -- Delhi residents woke up to a cooler morning on Tuesday as rain lashed several parts the city and adjoining areas such as Uttar Pradesh's Noida, Ghaziabad and Haryana's Gurugram.

More showers were expected through the day, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an alert for thunderstorms and light rain.

According to an IMD post shared at 6 am on Tuesday, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (30-40 km/h) was expected over the two hours at many places across Delhi - India Gate, Akshardham, Palam, Safdarjung, Lodi Road, Nehru Stadium, IGI Airport, Vasant Vihar, RK Puram, Defence Colony, Lajpat Nagar, Vasant Kunj, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, Kalkaji, Mehrauli...