Categories: Uncategorized

Delhi records minimum temperature of 26.2 deg C, light rain likely during day

Published by
PTI

Delhi woke up to a warm morning on Friday, with the minimum temperature settling at 26.2 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The weather office has forecast the possibility of very light to light rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds with speeds of 30-40 kmph, reaching up to 50 kmph during the morning hours.

The Palam weather station recorded a minimum temperature of 24.6 degrees Celsius and Lodhi Road logged 25.8 degrees Celsius. The Ridge station recorded a minimum temperature of 24.3 degrees Celsius and Ayanagar 25.6 degrees Celsius, IMD data showed.

The IMD has forecast partly cloudy skies during the day, with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 41 degrees Celsius.

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 160, in the ‘moderate’ category, at 9 am, Central Pollution Control Board data showed.

Also Read: Delhi: April heat drives surge in fire emergencies

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

PTI

Published by
PTI
Tags: delhi

Recent Posts

Delhi govt approves full-body wrap advertisements on DTC buses

Delhi government clears full-body wrap advertisements on DTC buses to boost non-fare revenue, with 948…

August 6, 2026

Heavy rain lashes Delhi; IMD issues orange alert

Delhi wakes up to heavy rain, thunderstorms as IMD sounds orange alert

August 6, 2026

Stone-laden truck at Jantar Mantar: malkhanas in need of better upkeep

Ground visits by Patriot reveal deficiencies in the state of police malkhanas, such as the…

August 6, 2026

Delhi has 96 government colleges, Parliament data shows

AISHE 2023-24 data tabled in Rajya Sabha places the national capital behind several large states…

August 5, 2026

Delhi government school teacher strength drops by 3,616 in two years

Parliamentary data shows the number of teachers in Delhi's government schools declined from 87,000 in…

August 5, 2026

Delhi gets Rs 6.63 crore under Mission Vatsalya this fiscal, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

Funds released for child protection scheme decline from Rs 7.62 crore in 2024-25; Centre highlights…

August 5, 2026