Delhi expected to witness rain, thunderstorm today
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted a thunderstorm accompanied by rain in Delhi for Sunday, with the maximum temperature expected to reach approximately 43 degrees Celsius.
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The Met department forecasted a day with mostly cloudy skies, a heat wave, and either a dust storm or thunderstorm with very little rain and gusty winds.
The national capital experienced a minimum temperature of 30.4 degrees Celsius, which is 4.2 degrees above the seasonal average, as reported by the weather department.
«Thunderstorm with moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-40 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi and NCR ( Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Sohana, Palwal, Nuh, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana) Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahar, Jahangirabad, Shikarpur, Khurja, Pahasu, Gabhana, Jattari, Khair, Aligarh (U.P.) Tizara (Rajasthan) during next 2 hours,» RWFC New Delhi had said in a post on 'X' on Saturday.
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Meanwhile, the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 184 in the moderate category at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board and humidity level at 8.30 am was at 27 per cent. .
An AQI between 0 and 50 is deemed good, 51 to 100 satisfactory, 101 to 200 moderate, 201 to
