Delhi Weather Update: Heavy Rains Batter Capital Amid Freezing Temperature, AQI Expected To Improve | IMD Forecast

Delhi Weather Update: The national capital experienced its second spell of heavy winter rainfall in a week, accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms. While light to moderate rain was reported from Noida, several areas of Delhi and Gurugram witnessed moderate to heavy showers. Parts of Faridabad also received rain on Tuesday morning. The minimum temperature dipped to 8 degrees Celsius, while the maximum is expected to remain around 23 degrees. Air quality had fallen into the ‘poor’ category following two unusual days of ‘moderate’ levels. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 287 at 7 a on Tuesday, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

According to the IMD, the changing weather conditions in Delhi-NCR are being driven by a strong western disturbance, which is expected to bring light to moderate rain and snowfall to several areas of the western Himalayan region until Wednesday. The minimum temperature is expected to remain between 8 and 10 Degree Celsius, while the maximum may range from 18 to 20 Degree Celsius today.

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Delhi Weather Forecast

1. On January 27, skies will remain generally cloudy with one or two spells of light rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph during early morning to forenoon hours, followed by isolated light rain or thunderstorms from afternoon to night.

2. From January 28 to January 29, the weather is expected to stay generally cloudy, with shallow to moderate fog likely during the morning hours and light winds prevailing through the day.

3. Between January 30 and January 31, generally cloudy conditions will continue, along with shallow to moderate morning fog, while winds are likely to remain light to moderate.

4. On February 1, skies will remain generally cloudy with shallow to moderate fog during morning hours, and light northerly to northeasterly winds expected throughout the day.

Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) 

Delhi-NCR witnessed a sharp deterioration in air quality on Tuesday, with several monitoring stations, such as Anand Vihar, Bawana, Chandni Chowk and Narela, slipping into the ‘very poor’ category as AQI levels hovered between 300 and 400. This brought an end to a rare two-day spell of ‘moderate’ air in January. The city’s 24-hour average AQI climbed to 241 by 4 pm, up from 153 on Sunday, the lowest January reading in four years.

According to the Centre’s Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS), Delhi’s AQI is expected to improve to the ‘moderate’ range following rainfall and remain so on January 27 and 28, before worsening again to ‘poor’ on January 29. From January 30 to February 4, air quality is likely to largely stay in the ‘poor’ category.

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Under CPCB norms, AQI values between 101 and 200 are considered ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, and 301-400 ‘very poor’, while readings above 400 fall in the ‘severe’ category.