Rain likely in Delhi

Rain likely in city
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09:52 AM, 05 Jun 2026 303 Words

New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Light rain in many parts of the city early Friday led to a drop in the minimum temperature which settled at 26 degrees Celsius.

Safdarjung, which is the base weather station, saw a 3.7 degrees drop in the minimum temperature. The weather station also recorded 0.1 mm of rain between 2.30 am and 5.30 am on Friday.

Other weather stations also showed a similar drop in the minimum temperature. Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, 6.2 degrees below normal and a 5.6 degrees drop from a day before; Lodhi Road recorded a minimum of 25.2 degrees and Ridge recorded a minimum temperature of 23.1 degrees, 3.2 degrees and 4.4 degrees lower than Thursday respectively.

According to data from the India Meteorological department (IMD), Palam received 2.9 mm of rain between 5.30 am and 8.30 am; Ridge recorded 4 mm of rain between 11.30 pm on Thursday and 2.30 am on Friday; Ayanagar recorded 4.2 mm of rain in the early hours.

A yellow alert has been issued for Friday as well.

“Light rain is expected in parts of Delhi, along with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds of speed 40-50 kmph, even gusting to 60 kmph,” an IMD official said.

The maximum temperature for the day is likely to be around 36-38 degrees Celsius, according to IMD forecast.

The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi settled in the moderate category with a reading of 150, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

As per CPCB standards, 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 Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS) for Delhi has forecast the AQI to remain in the moderate category for the next few days.