<p>New Delhi: Heavy rain lashed parts of the national capital on Thursday morning, bringing Delhiites much-needed respite from the heat.</p>.<p>The minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 28.6 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).</p>.<p>Delhi has been reeling from sweltering heat. The city has recorded nine heatwave days in June so far as against none in 2023 and 2022.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, private weather forecasting agency Skymet Weather Services said the monsoon current could arrive in Delhi by the end of this week, bringing relief from the prevailing sultry conditions.</p>.Heavy rain forecast for coastal Andhra Pradesh from June 26 to 28.<p>"The monsoon is expected to reach Delhi on June 29 or 30," Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather Services said.</p>.<p>The monsoon current typically enters Delhi between June 27 and 29.</p>.<p>Last year, it arrived on June 26 while the first monsoon showers of 2022 were recorded on June 30, according to official data.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Heavy rain lashed parts of the national capital on Thursday morning, bringing Delhiites much-needed respite from the heat.</p>.<p>The minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 28.6 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).</p>.<p>Delhi has been reeling from sweltering heat. The city has recorded nine heatwave days in June so far as against none in 2023 and 2022.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, private weather forecasting agency Skymet Weather Services said the monsoon current could arrive in Delhi by the end of this week, bringing relief from the prevailing sultry conditions.</p>.Heavy rain forecast for coastal Andhra Pradesh from June 26 to 28.<p>"The monsoon is expected to reach Delhi on June 29 or 30," Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather Services said.</p>.<p>The monsoon current typically enters Delhi between June 27 and 29.</p>.<p>Last year, it arrived on June 26 while the first monsoon showers of 2022 were recorded on June 30, according to official data.</p>