India, Aug. 26 -- A spell of heavy showers drenched Lucknow on Monday evening, disrupting traffic and leaving several parts of the city waterlogged.

This followed intermittent rain over the past 24 hours.

The downpour, accompanied by strong winds, brought respite from humidity but caused severe congestion on major roads.

The meteorological department has predicted lighter rain on Tuesday, with heavy showers likely to return from August 29.

"On Monday, Lucknow recorded 72 mm of rainfall, with day and night temperatures at 29.3degC and 26degC respectively," Mohammad Danish, a scientist at the Lucknow meteorological department, said.

"Areas near the airport, including Ashiana, Krishna Nagar, Sarojini Nagar and Banthra, received the heav...