New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi late Friday night and early Saturday, with Najafgarh recording 57 mm of rainfall, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for the city and forecast more showers through the day.

According to the IMD, light rain accompanied by thunderstorms or lightning was very likely over many parts of the city until 12:45 pm.

The IMD categorises rainfall of up to 15.5 mm as light, 15.6 mm to 64.4 mm as moderate, 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm as heavy, and 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm as very heavy.

From 11:30 pm on Friday to 8:30 am on Saturday, Najafgarh recorded the highest rainfall at 57 mm, followed by Janakpuri (28.5 mm), Jharoda Kalan (24 mm) and Naryana (21 mm). During the ...