The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange' alert for Delhi on Saturday as the national capital and neighbouring regions continue to receive rain. According to the IMD, the rain is expected to continue throughout Saturday, sending temperatures plummeting.

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IMD has also issued a yellow alert for Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and other places in the national capital region on Sunday, predicting more showers.

Delhi and NCR have been receiving light to moderate rain since Tuesday, December 24. IMD data showed that December 2024 was the wettest in Delhi in 27 years, with Friday, December 27, recording the highest rainfall in the city in the month in 15 years.

In the last 24 hours, the city logged 9.1 mm of rainfall, with Safdarjung – the national capital's primary weather station – recording an additional 30.2 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Friday, as per the data.

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The total rainfall for December stands at 42.8 mm, marking the highest rainfall this month in the last 15 years.

The unusually heavy rain in December has also sent the temperature plummeting in Delhi, with the national capital recording a minimum of 12 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 19 degrees Celsius on Friday.

The rain has also resulted in Delhi's air quality improving to moderate in many parts of the national capital. Delhi's air pollution levels showed a declining trend, and the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 324 at 7 pm on Friday.

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As the air quality improved, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday revoked stage 3 curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

According to forecasts from the India Meteorological Department and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, the air quality situation is predicted to improve further owing to favourable meteorological conditions.

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