The downpour left parts of Delhi and Gurgaon flooded and heavy traffic was reported from some areas.
The Indian Metrological Department has predicted heavy rain and clouds for the national capital today.
Key stretches of major roads in the city are waterlogged, news agencies reported.
Delhi's traffic police have put out alerts on their official Twitter handle.
According to IMD, southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea and southeasterly winds from the Bay of Bengal are feeding moisture to the region.
In Uttar Pradesh's Agra, some 200-km from Delhi, an old house collapsed after the heavy rain overnight. Another house collapse was reported in Delhi Nangloi area.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, has recorded 139.2 mm rainfall against the normal of 157.1 mm in August so far, a deficiency of 11 per cent.
Overall, it has recorded 457.8 mm rainfall, six per cent more than the normal of 433.2 mm since June 1 when the monsoon season starts.
Skymet weather in a late night tweet said that Delhi and parts of northern India will witness rain for the next 24 hours.
"During the next 24 hours, light to moderate rains are possible over Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala," Skymet weather tweeted.
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