Saturday brought little respite for Delhiites as the national capital continued to witness erratic weather conditions for a second consecutive day.
Light rain, gusty winds, and a blanket of clouds dominated the city’s skyline, following Friday’s intense spell of heavy rainfall that had disrupted life across Delhi-NCR.
The downpour on Friday morning, accompanied by loud thunderstorms, lightning, and winds gusting up to 74 kmph, wreaked havoc across the city.
Major roads were waterlogged, traffic crawled for hours, and several flights were delayed or diverted. The extreme weather event triggered fresh calls for urgent infrastructural reforms, especially in drainage and power resilience systems.
IMD says this prolonged stretch of unseasonal weather is being driven by an active western disturbance that has taken hold over northwestern India.
More rain and wind till May 8, says IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast generally cloudy skies and light rain, accompanied by lightning and strong winds, in Delhi over the next few days. This pattern is expected to continue till at least May 8.
Saturday’s maximum temperature hovered around 34°C, with minimum temperatures remaining unusually low for this time of year — up to 8°C below normal. The IMD expects maximum temperatures to rise by 3–4°C over the next 24 hours, but no major fluctuations are predicted thereafter.
Between May 4 and May 8, Delhi may witness intermittent light rain or drizzle, thunder activity, and wind speeds of up to 25 kmph. However, no heatwave conditions are likely during this period, the weather agency added.
Meanwhile, Delhi's air quality saw a slight improvement on Saturday morning.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 127 at 6 am, falling in the ‘moderate’ category.
Light rain, gusty winds, and a blanket of clouds dominated the city’s skyline, following Friday’s intense spell of heavy rainfall that had disrupted life across Delhi-NCR.
The downpour on Friday morning, accompanied by loud thunderstorms, lightning, and winds gusting up to 74 kmph, wreaked havoc across the city.
Major roads were waterlogged, traffic crawled for hours, and several flights were delayed or diverted. The extreme weather event triggered fresh calls for urgent infrastructural reforms, especially in drainage and power resilience systems.
IMD says this prolonged stretch of unseasonal weather is being driven by an active western disturbance that has taken hold over northwestern India.
More rain and wind till May 8, says IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast generally cloudy skies and light rain, accompanied by lightning and strong winds, in Delhi over the next few days. This pattern is expected to continue till at least May 8.
Saturday’s maximum temperature hovered around 34°C, with minimum temperatures remaining unusually low for this time of year — up to 8°C below normal. The IMD expects maximum temperatures to rise by 3–4°C over the next 24 hours, but no major fluctuations are predicted thereafter.
Between May 4 and May 8, Delhi may witness intermittent light rain or drizzle, thunder activity, and wind speeds of up to 25 kmph. However, no heatwave conditions are likely during this period, the weather agency added.
Meanwhile, Delhi's air quality saw a slight improvement on Saturday morning.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 127 at 6 am, falling in the ‘moderate’ category.
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