India, July 9 -- As of Thursday afternoon, boats were out on the streets in Ghaziabad's Vasundhara, high-rises in Noida were cloaked by clouds, and serpentine traffic snarls were common across Gurugram and New Delhi.

Meteorologists said East Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad bore the brunt of heavy rain from Wednesday night through the morning, while west and central Delhi and Gurugram saw lighter showers.

Ask why, and the same two words come up: low pressure.

"The monsoon has finally gained strength in Delhi-NCR... due to the influence of an active low-pressure area and the monsoon trough, there is a possibility of intermittent rain continuing until July 10," said private forecaster Skymet Weather in an X post.

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