Gusty Winds Along With Light Rainfall Hit Several Parts Of Delhi, IMD Issued Orange Alert
New Delhi : Gusty winds and light rainfall swept across several parts of Delhi on Saturday, offering much-needed relief from the intense summer heat and prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue an orange alert for the region. The meteorological department, in its latest warning issued at 2.26 pm, said – “Light to moderate rain thunderstorm/dust storm lightning accompanied with gusty winds speed(40-60 kmph) is very likely at many places over Delhi in next 3 hours.”
Isolated spells of rain were reported in several areas in Delhi, including Central Delhi, Maharani Bagh, and Mayur Vihar, as well as NCR regions like Ghaziabad and Noida. The national capital woke up to a cloudy sky, with the minimum temperature recorded at 24.3 degrees Celsius—2.2 degrees below the seasonal average—according to IMD.
The IMD, on Saturday morning, had forecast a thunderstorm accompanied by rain later in the day, with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 42 degrees Celsius. At 8:30 am, the relative humidity stood at 55 percent. Meanwhile, air quality in the city was recorded in the “moderate” category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 183 at 9 am, as per data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
