India, May 3 -- Delhi's respite from searing heat is set to continue for the next week, even as it received light showers and thunderstorms in isolated pockets across the city, after the India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for rainfall in central and northwest Delhi, alongside an orange alert for parts of southwest and southern Delhi at 9.55pm on Saturday.

As per information shared by the IMD at around 10.30pm, the weather station at Pitampura clocked 6mm of rainfall, Pushp Vihar 1mm, and Gurugram 8mm.

The IMD has predicted very light to light spells of rainfall from May 3 to May 5, and the possibility of another western disturbance on May 8. The IMD issued a yellow alert for Sunday and Monday for rainfall as well.

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