Rain in parts of Delhi; air quality moderate

Delhi: Light rain was witnessed in some parts of the city on Monday morning, with the weather office issuing a red and orange alert for thunderstorm and lightning.

Palam recorded 1.3 mm rainfall, while Ayanagar received 0.6 mm. Lodhi Road reported a trace of rainfall.

The minimum temperature remained above normal in several parts of the national capital.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Safdarjung observatory, the city’s primary weather station, logged a minimum temperature of 28.2 degrees Celsius, 0.7 notches above normal.

The minimum temperature was lower at Palam, which recorded 25.4 degrees Celsius, while Lodhi Road and Ridge stations registered 26 degrees Celsius and 25.5 degrees Celsius, respectively. Ayanagar recorded a minimum of 26.6 degrees Celsius.

According to the IMD, light to moderate rain/thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and winds reaching 60-70 kmph, gusting up to 80 kmph, is very likely over parts of southeast Delhi, east Delhi, central Delhi, northeast, south, southwest, west, northwest Delhi, north Delhi and Shahdara.

The weather office has forecast a generally cloudy sky with thunderstorms, lightning and light to moderate rain during the day.

Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the ‘moderate’ category in the morning with the average air quality index (AQI) being clocked at 135, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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According to the CPCB, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.

The maximum temperature is likely to be around 39 degrees Celsius, according to IMD.