Delhi weather today: National Capital wakes up to heavy rains, hailstorm, waterlogging; north India gets a fresh cover of snow

[caption id=“attachment_5939581” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The National Capital woke up to a day of heavy rains, thunder and hailstorm and gusty winds which  improved the air quality in the city. ANI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_5939551” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] As the temperature grew colder, hailstorms in the morning surprised many as cold wave conditions have gripped the whole of northern India. Twitter/@HimanK17Gupta[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_5939531” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] On Monday, the city witnessed light rains, a day after recording one of the warmest January days in years. Twitter/@TempestJune[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_5939541” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The Met office had predicted light rain for Tuesday but most of the city was unprepared for the darkening skies and pelting rain since morning. Twitter/ParamShobhit[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_5939561” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Vast stretches of the city, including Chhatarpur, were waterlogged as Delhi Traffic Police grappled with enormous traffic jams in the aftermath of the rain. ANI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_5939591” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Meanwhile, snow covered parts of north India including Tehri. ANI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_5939601” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] At Ranikhet in Uttarakhand, a fresh layer of snow gave an Armyman an opportunity to click a photograph. ANI[/caption]