By Admin 
Delhi weather today: A day after the dust storm in Delhi, many parts of the national capital received rain on Friday (May 16). Narela, Bawana, Burari, Rohini, Karawal Nagar, Delhi University, Mundka, Punjabi Bagh, Kashmiri Gate, Buddha Jayanti Park, ITO, Jafarpur, Najafgarh, Delhi Cantonment, Safdarjung, Lodhi Road and parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) with thunder-glowing in many areas, including thunderstorms, lightning, lightning and 30 to 60 kilometers per hour Is.
According to the data of India Meteorological Department (IMD), the primary weather center of the city at Safdarjung recorded 1.4 mm of rain between 2:30 pm and 5:30 pm. The rains recorded at other places include 7.2 mm in the city, three mm in the ridge, 2.5 mm in Pusa and two mm in Pitampura.
Temperature beyond 44 degrees
According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 42.3 degrees Celsius on Friday, which was 1.9 degrees above normal. The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.2 ° C, which was 0.2 degrees below normal. Aya Nagar recorded a maximum temperature of 44 ° C, Palam 43.3 ° C and 43.2 ° C in Ridge.
It may rain again in Delhi today
IMD has issued a Yellow alert for Delhi on Saturday. There is a possibility of thunderstorms in the national capital today. The maximum and minimum temperatures are estimated to be around 42 ° C and around 28 ° C respectively. According to the Meteorological Department, strong winds will blow from May 18 to 21 and the sky will be cloudy during the day. On May 22, there is a forecast of thunderstorms in Delhi. During this period, the maximum temperature is estimated to be between 38 and 41 degrees.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s 24 -hour average air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 278 which falls in the ‘poor’ category. According to CPCB, AQI between zero to 50 is considered ‘good’, ‘satisfactory’ between 51 and 100, ‘medium’ between 101 and 200, ‘bad’ between 201 and 300, ‘very bad’ between 301 and 400 is considered ‘very bad’ and ‘severe’ between 401 and 500.