The National Capital Region (NCR), which includes Noida, Gurugram, and Faridabad, had significant rainfall on Saturday morning, providing a much-needed break from the hot weather that had been prevalent for the previous few days.
The Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC), New Delhi, predicted that isolated regions in West Delhi, South-West Delhi, East Delhi (Mundaka, Jafarpur, Nazafgarh, Preet Vihar, Seema Puri), and NCR (Bahadurgarh, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram) would get mild to moderate rain.
The highest temperature is forecast to be approximately 34 degrees Celsius, and at 8.30 am, the humidity was 96%.According to the IMD, there will likely be clouds in the sky and a chance of drizzle, with a surface wind that is mostly expected to blow from the west of Delhi and have a speed between 12 and 20 kmph. Thunder showers on Saturday, which will fade to a light drizzle during the weekend, according to earlier predictions from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Images published by a news organization The Central Vista Avenue (now Kartavya Path) was soaked on Saturday morning, according to an ANI report.
Up until 8:30 am, the national capital received 13 mm of rain, and the meteorological service has forecast mostly cloudy sky with mild to moderate showers throughout the day.
The national capital should have mild rainfall this weekend, according to a previous prediction by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In a bulletin released on Thursday, it was stated that the national capital may expect typically cloudy skies with light rain over the following four days.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the city also had light to moderate rain.
Meanwhile, waterlogging is an issue in many areas of the capital, including Badarpur and Dwarka, as a result of the recent showers on Saturday morning.
Due to waterlogging, the Delhi Traffic Police has recommended commuters to avoid the Outer Ring Road and its adjacent segments.
Meanwhile, At 5 am on Saturday, the Anand Vihar air quality in Delhi remained in the very poor category. However, the weekend is when the Delhi AQI is expected to be at a satisfactory level overall.
The average air quality index (AQI) for Delhi was 148 (moderate) at 10 a.m. on Friday, placing it in the moderate range. At 4 pm on Thursday, it was 131 (moderate).
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an AQI level is considered “good” if it is between 0 and 50, “satisfactory” if it is between 51 and 100, “moderate” if it is between 101 and 200, “poor” if it is between 200 and 300, “very poor” if it is between 301 and 400, and “severe” if it is over 400.
