Delhi NCR

Delhi-NCR sees heavy rains; IMD predicts more showers

Published by
Patriot Bureau

New Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 21.7°C on Tuesday, 4.8 degrees below the seasonal average, as the city braced for moderate rainfall, the weather department said.

Heavy showers overnight left parts of the capital drenched. Till 8:30 am, the city’s main weather station logged 37.8 mm of rain, while Lodhi Road recorded 35.2 mm. Other areas saw even heavier rainfall, with Ayanagar reporting 95 mm and Palam 57.4 mm.

The maximum temperature for the day is expected to reach 31°C, the department added.

Air quality in the city was recorded at 50 at 9 am, placing it in the ‘satisfactory’ category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an AQI of 0–50 is considered ‘good’, 51–100 ‘satisfactory’, 101–200 ‘moderate’, 201–300 ‘poor’, 301–400 ‘very poor’, and 401–500 ‘severe’.

The intermittent rains in the national capital on Monday also kept the maximum temperature below average — 30.8 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches below normal. The minimum temperature on Monday settled at 23.7 degrees Celsius, 2.8 degrees below normal, according to the weather department.

The air quality was recorded in the ‘satisfactory’ category at 4 PM on Monday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 60, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

The humidity level fluctuated between 90 and 71 per cent during the day, the MeT said.

Patriot Bureau

Published by
Patriot Bureau
Tags: delhi

Recent Posts

3 kg gold worth Rs 4.03 crore seized from passenger at Delhi Airport

Gold rods worth Rs 4.03 crore, weighing 3.2 kg, were seized from a Dubai-arriving passenger…

October 19, 2026

At 17.1 deg C, Delhi records this month’s coldest night so far

Delhi recorded its coldest night of the month so far, with the minimum temperature dropping…

October 19, 2026

From trap shooting to the fairways: Mansher Singh turns to golf development

Elected to the Delhi Golf Club general committee, Mansher Singh says he wants to build…

October 18, 2026

Cheap books, costly bargain: Delhi’s pirated book market

A $780 million market built on pavements, where the pleasure of reading meets the price…

October 18, 2026

Denied washrooms, released at midnight: women’s accounts of detention

Supreme Court advocate Abhishek Pawar alleges women were denied washroom access for seven to eight…

October 18, 2026

Delhi markets feel the pinch: footfall down 90%, traders to move court over protests

Each day of closure costs shops in Khan Market and Connaught Place between Rs 60,000…

October 17, 2026