New Delhi, June 24 -- Rainfall lashed parts of Delhi on Wednesday evening, bringing relief from the scorching weather during the day. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier issued a yellow alert for the city, predicting light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.

The temperature in Delhi hovered around 39 degrees Celsius, as of 5:30 pm.

The IMD also said that conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, remaining parts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand & Bihar, some parts of Uttar Pradesh during the next 2-3 days; some more parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Uttarakhand during the subsequent ...