India, April 17 -- Heavy rainfall lashed parts of Delhi NCR on Friday evening as the India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for the national capital, and a yellow alert for Gurgaon, Faridabad, Hisar and other NCR areas.

While IMD initially issued a yellow alert, the nowcast on the official website was later changed to an orange alert. Meanwhile, the met department said that moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorms and lightning is likely to continue in the entire Delhi & NCR.

According to the latest IMD bulletin, Delhi is expected to experience a brief period of atmospheric instability followed by a week of sustained high temperatures. For April 18, IMD has predicted partly cloudy skies to prevail. ...