Torrential rain battered Beijing Sunday night, causing Dawang Road, Chaoyang District, to flood and severely inconveniencing people. (Photos: VCG)

Torrential rain battered Beijing Sunday night, causing Dawang Road, Chaoyang District, to flood and severely inconveniencing people.

Vehicles and pedestrians pass through deep puddles.

Vehicles and pedestrians pass through deep puddles.

The Beijing Meteorological Service expects that the precipitation will continue during the day, with moderate rain and heavy rain in some areas. It will stop gradually in the afternoon. Tomorrow and the day after, the temperature will rise obviously, and "sauna days" will return.