On Monday morning, the morning rains brought a lot of relief from the heat and humidity in the Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). However, heavy rains led to heavy waterlogging in many parts of the city, affecting traffic in the busiest time.
Many areas of the capital received light to moderate rains, in which the roads appeared to be filled with water and passengers were seen passing through pits in the sky. India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded 12.0 mm of rain at 8:30 am.
The minimum temperature in the city reached 22.9 degrees Celsius, five degrees below the seasonal average, making the day a cold. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 33 ° C, the sky will be cloudy and the rain will continue.
The ‘Yellow Alert’ has been released for Monday, which is expected to rain, lightning and light to moderate rainfall throughout the day. At 8:30 am, the humidity level reached 100 percent, which further increased the moisture in the air.
In the bulletin released at 6:30 am, the Regional Weather Forecast Center (RWFC), New Delhi said, “During the next two hours, light thunderstorms and electricity (30 ’40 km/h) are expected to come in the whole of Delhi and NCR during the next two hours.”
The Meteorological Department has estimated a similar situation for the next two days, after which there is a possibility of very light rain.
Meanwhile, Delhi residents experienced clean air, as the air quality index (AQI) was recorded 81, which was placed in the “satisfactory” category by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The air quality index between zero to 50 is considered “good”, “satisfactory” between 51 and 100, “medium” between 101 and 200, “bad” between 201 to 300, “very bad” between 301 and 400 and “severe” between 401 and 500.