The minimum temperature was recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, and the maximum temperature was recorded at 34 degrees Celsius during the day.
Traffic was affected on the Wazirabad Road, the Bhajan Pura Main Road and Khajuri Chowk in northeast Delhi.
Delhi received 24.6 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours and the weatherman has predicted the downpour to continue throughout the day.
The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky with few spells of light to moderate rain or thundershowers with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to settle around 30 and 25 degrees Celsius respectively.
Traffic in south and central Delhi has been affected the most due to flooding at several major roads and intersections.
Areas around Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Teen Murti Bhavan and RK Puram among others witnessed heavy rains and lightning in the morning.
Early morning heavy rains triggered massive traffic jams in Delhi and Gurugram on Tuesday. Several schools announced holiday due to water-logging and bad weather.
The minimum temperature settled at 28.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average and the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 38 degrees Celsius, the official said.
The government has alerted concerned authorities to make all preparations in view of the rising water level in Yamuna.
Uttar Pradesh faced the maximum impact of continuous downpour as the state has reported at least 27 deaths in rain-related incidents.
According to Traffic Police, many major areas remained disrupted due to massive water-logging, leading to traffic jams. Commuters were advised to avoid the areas where water-logging was frequent, so that traffic does not pile on more.
Heavy rains lashed the capital overnight, contributing to waterlogging and traffic snarls at various places in the city today.
The apartment life, which promises to be green and well-managed, turned into a nightmare for people when the roads and parking spaces around their homes were flooded with rain waters.
According to the MeT department, the maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 34.4 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year.
On Sunday, Ridge area of Delhi recorded 13.4 mm rainfall, Palam saw 7.4 mm, Ayanagar recorded 2.6 mm. Gurugram recorded 3 mm rainfall.
According to the Meteorological department, overcast and rainy conditions will continue to prevail in the region.
A dust storm, with winds gusting up to 96 kmph, barrelled through the national capital this evening, causing flight diversions, disrupting Delhi Metro services and uprooting trees.
Giving some relief to Delhiites, the weatherman had predicted that the sky would be mostly clear during the day on Tuesday.
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