Due to cloudy weather, light rain and moist winds throughout the day on Monday, the maximum temperature in Delhi dropped by more than 8 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department has predicted that this weather pattern will continue on Tuesday as well. The department has also issued a yellow alert for light rain with strong winds.

IMD Alert: Due to clouds, light rain and moist winds throughout the day on Monday, the maximum temperature in Delhi dropped by more than 8 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department has predicted that this weather pattern will remain on Tuesday as well. The department has also issued a yellow alert for light rain with strong winds. Due to strong winds and rain, the air quality of Delhi is also improving.

This time in Delhi, the months from January to April were hotter than normal. The maximum temperature in April was about two and a half degrees Celsius more than normal. The weather has changed suddenly as soon as May started.

Light clouds were seen in most parts of Delhi since Monday morning. The sun also came out intermittently during the day. Meanwhile, light rain was recorded in many areas like Palam, Najafgarh, Pitampura. Humid and high speed winds also kept blowing throughout the day. Due to this the weather remained pleasant.

The maximum temperature recorded at Delhi’s Safdarjung weather station was 32.2 degrees Celsius, which is seven degrees below normal. The minimum temperature was 23.2 degrees, which was 1.5 degrees below normal. The humidity level ranged from 70 to 47 per cent.

Chances of rain in many areas of the capital today

According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature on Tuesday is likely to be between 31 to 33 degrees, and the minimum temperature is likely to be between 22 to 24 degrees. During this time, the wind speed will be 30 to 4kilometresrs per hour most of the time. Light rain is also expected at different places in Delhi.

Improvement in air quality: The effect of the change in weather is also being seen on Delhi’s pollution. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi’s air quality index was at 119 points on Monday. The air of this level is placed in the moderate category. A day earlier, on Sunday, this index was at 232 points. According to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), AQI between zero to 50 is considered ‘good’, between 51 to 100 is considered ‘satisfactory’, between 101 to 200 is considered ‘moderate’, between 201 to 300 is considered ‘bad’, between 301 to 400 is considered ‘very bad’ and between 401 to 500 is considered ‘severe’.

Let us tell you that Friday was one of the rainiest days in the history of May in Delhi. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Safdarjung weather station recorded 77 mm of rainfall in just six hours from 2:30 am to 8.30 am.