IMD sounds Orange alert for Delhi as rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds lash Capital; mercury drops to 28.3°C

New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) Rain and overcast skies brought a sharp drop in temperatures across Delhi on Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounding an orange alert for thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph, during the night. The weather department warned of possible waterlogging in low-lying areas and traffic disruptions as another spell of rain was forecast across the capital and adjoining NCR areas. Delhi's Safdarjung Observatory, the city's principal weather station, recorded a maximum temperature of 28.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday, five degrees below the previous day's reading and…