Delhi-NCR residents received relief from scorching heat in the form of rain on Saturday, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed parts of the city and its adjoining areas under a red alert over "severe" thunderstorm as well as dust storm.
The red warning was for "severe thunderstorm" with maximum surface winds of up to 100 kms/hr and hail, along with dust storm as well as rain. Along with Delhi, Uttar Pradesh's Noida and Ghaziabad were also under a red and an orange warning, respectively, while a yellow warning was in effect in Haryana's Gurugram.
Scary visuals of a massive dust storm engulfing parts of Rajasthan also surfaced on social media on Saturday. The IMD has forecast partly cloudy skies for Monday and Tuesday, while mainly clear skies will persist from Wednesday to Friday.
