Delhi Weather Update: Delhi-NCR Sees Torrential Rain, IMD Issues Red Alert

Heavy rainfall struck parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). On Tuesday, the IMD (India Meteorological Department) issued a red alert for South Delhi, West Delhi, Northwest Delhi, and Southwest Delhi, including a few districts in Haryana. As per the IMD Nowcast, the red alert was timed between 2:45 p.m. and 4:45 p.m.

Red Alert Issued by IMD for Delhi & Districts in Gurugram

The new images shared by radar show signs of heavy rainfall in the western part of Delhi and the districts attached to Haryana. The IMD website issued red alerts for Delhi-NCR and Gurugram in Haryana.

On Tuesday morning, moderate rainfall was observed in some parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), with no mention of waterlogging issues. The region's temperature was 2.5 degrees below the minimum temperature; however, no changes were observed in the maximum temperature.


Orange and Yellow Alerts for Other NCR Districts

Southeast Delhi, East Delhi, and North Delhi were shown an orange warning or alert. Besides, a yellow alert was displayed for Ghaziabad, Noida (in Uttar Pradesh), and East Delhi, indicating moderate rainfall compared to other regions.

IMD has stated that in the last 24 hours, including until 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Safdarjung, a central station in Delhi, recorded a rainfall of 10.4 mm. Other stations like Palam saw 8.9 mm rainfall and 5.4 mm at Lodhi Road. The relative humidity was observed to be exactly 100% at this time.

The air quality in Delhi after this heavy rainfall greatly improved. Air Quality Index reading showed a reading of 55, as mentioned by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to CPCB, an AQI from 0 to 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 as ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 as ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 as ‘poor ', 301 to 400 as ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 as ‘severe’.

While the heavy rain might have caused inconveniences to the residents, it has definitely improved Delhi's AQI index, dropping it to 55.