New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Delhi-NCR, including Gurugram, woke up to sudden thunderstorms, overcast skies, and heavy showers on Monday morning. The fresh spell of rainfall brought cooler morning conditions, breaking a dry spell that had persisted through the weekend.

In a nowcast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red' alert, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds reaching up to 60 kmph, and heavy rainfall exceeding 15 mm per hour across the national capital region-including Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida, and Ghaziabad-till 9 am.

The rain triggered waterlogging in several areas. The Safdarjung observatory, which provides representative data for Delhi, recorded 40 mm of rainfall till 5.30 am, and the Delhi airport...