Rainfall in Delhi: Light showers started in Delhi and adjoining NCR areas from 2.00 pm on Thursday (30 October). Meanwhile, Delhiites troubled by smog and pollution got a sigh of relief. Hopes are being raised that the work which artificial rain could not do, will now be done by natural rain and there will be some improvement in AQI.

Let us tell you that due to pollution, Delhi remained wrapped in a blanket of smog and fog since Thursday morning. The air of the city was in ‘poor’ category for the last few days, which has now fallen to ‘very poor’ category. According to the Pollution Control Board, AQI 357 has been recorded in Delhi, which was 279 a day earlier.

The ventilation index is also in a worrying situation.

With the decline in air quality, visibility has also reduced in many parts of the city. According to the Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi, the city’s ‘ventilation index’ remains below the optimum level of 6,000 square meters per second. This index indicates the atmospheric ability to disperse pollutants.

According to the ‘Ventilation Index’, weak winds with a speed of less than 10 km per hour and dense fog have prevented the pollutants from being dispersed, resulting in a hazy sky, PTI reported.

This was the visibility in the areas of Delhi

The IMD recorded visibility of 1,000 meters in Palam and 800 meters in Safdarjung at 7:30 am. The air condition remained calm at both the places. Areas like Dutta Path, Anand Vihar, Burari and Akshardham remained covered with fog in the early hours of the morning.

According to CPCB data, the air quality in Vivek Vihar and Anand Vihar reached ‘severe’ category, where the AQI was recorded at 415 and 408 respectively. A total of 33 monitoring stations in Delhi recorded air quality above 300, which falls in the ‘very poor’ category.

The weather has become pleasant on Tuesday (September 30) in Delhi-NCR. The sky is cloudy and a slight drop in temperature has been recorded due to cold winds. Heavy rains also started around 11 o’clock. Due to dense clouds, it became so dark that the vehicles had to burn the headlight.

Not only this, the Meteorological Department has brought the news of relief for the people troubled by the heat for a long time. Yellow alert of rain has been issued in Delhi, which will get rid of the humid heat.

In fact, for the past several days, humidity and heat had worsened the condition of Delhiites. The wind was not moving at all. There was a situation caused by standing sweat. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department had expected two days of relief. According to the prediction of the Meteorological Department, on Tuesday and Wednesday (September 30 and 1 October), there is a possibility of a significant drop in temperature with light rains. In such a situation, this weather is bringing great relief for Delhiites.

Temperature was higher than normal in September
The temperature in the capital remained higher than normal in the month of September. On Monday (29 September), the maximum temperature was recorded at 37.5 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department informed that the maximum temperature was recorded at 38.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, which was the hottest day of September in the last two years and on September 5, 2023, the maximum temperature was recorded at 38.6 degrees Celsius.

Cloud and drizzle are expected on 30 September
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 28.2 degrees Celsius on Monday, which was 4.7 degrees above the average temperature of this season while the maximum temperature was 3.4 degrees above normal. IMD said that the level of humidity was recorded between 57 and 76 percent. The Meteorological Department has predicted cloudy and light rain or drizzle for Tuesday. The temperature is expected to be between 25 and 35 ° C.

How is the air of Delhi?
According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at Delhi at 4 pm which falls in the ‘medium’ category.

Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and parts of Gurugram are also raining torrential rains on Wednesday (September 3). Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has issued a red alert of rain. This means that people are not going to get relief at the moment.

The national capital and its surrounding areas along with Himachal, Punjab and Haryana have been raining intermittently for the last few days. This created floods in Himachal and Punjab and water logging in many other areas.

The condition of the jam due to rain

There is a ring road and DND jam of Delhi amid the rain. A user wrote on X, the bikes have stood under the flyover. Because of this there is a jam. On this, Delhi Traffic Police has spoken about action. Another user said that there has been a huge jam on the way from Azad Nagar to Welcome Metro. At the same time, a complaint of jam was also found in Seilampur. A complaint of heavy jam was also received near Lajpat Nagar Red Light.

Bike Wale Phir Flyover @DTPTRAFIC @gupta_rekha @Ltgovdelhi pic.twitter.com/clkelor3at

– Deepak Singh (Modi Kaa Parivar) (@Thaku54250) September 3, 2025

Yamuna water level rises in Delhi

The water level of Yamuna river increased in Delhi amid rains. The low -lying areas have flooded. Relief rescue work is going on here. People have been sent to a safe place. The water level of Yamuna was recorded at 206.76 meters near Old Railway Bridge at 6 am. Areas like Burari, Yamuna Bazaar, Amnesty Market, Tibetan Bazaar, Basudev Ghat were submerged in water. ITO Chhath Ghat is submerged. Parks associated with river front like Yamuna Khadar, Yamuna Vatika, Asita were also flooded.

Where is the rain alert?

The Meteorological Department posted on X at two o’clock and told that there is a possibility of heavy rains with thunder/electricity in parts of South East Delhi, East Delhi, Shahadra, Central Delhi, North East Delhi, South Delhi, New Delhi, South West Delhi, West Delhi, North West Delhi, North Delhi. The wind speed is likely to be 30–40 km per hour.

The Meteorological Department said that Karnal, Safidon, Panipat, Gohana, Gannaur, Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhauda, ​​Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Sohna, Palwal, Noah, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana), Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Kandhla, Khatauli, Sakoti Tanda, Barot, Dachala, Khel, Barauta, Dachala, Barauta, Barauta, Baraut, Keithore, Garhmukteshwar, Pilkhua, Hapur, Gulavathi, Secunderabad, Bulandshahr, Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) are expected to receive moderate to heavy rains. Strong winds can also blow at a speed of 30-40 km/h.

Light to moderate rains Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Rajaund, Assandh, Jind, Hisar, Hansi, Maham, Tosham, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Matnhel, Kosli, Rewari, Bawal (Haryana), Saharanpur, Gangoh, Deoband, Bijnor, Hasinapur, Siana, Jahangirabad, Anupashahar, Khur, Khur, Khur, Khur, Khur, Khur. Gabhana, Jatari, Atrauli, Khair, Aligarh, Nandgaon, Igalas, Sikandrao, Barsana, Raya, Hathras, Mathura, Jalesar, Etah, Sadabad, Tundla, Agra, Firozabad, Shikohabad (U.P.), Tijara, Tijara, Viratnagar, Rajgarh, Mendipar Balaji (Rajasthan) are likely to be held during the next 2 hours.

The national capital Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and many surrounding areas are raining. Due to this, there was heavy jam in many areas. The Meteorological Department (IMD) said at around four o’clock that moderate rains in the southern and central parts of Delhi are now expected to increase even to the northern parts. Rainfall is likely to continue for the next 2 hours, due to which there may be heavy rains in many areas of Delhi and heavy rains in some places.

Meteorological department alerted

Also, the Meteorological Department advised people to be vigilant. The Meteorological Department said, “Residents of the affected areas are advised to be vigilant and take necessary precautions. For example, stay indoors, do not take shelter under trees or weak structures, check the road/traffic situation and avoid unnecessary travel. ”

Due to heavy rains, there was heavy jam in many areas of Delhi. While leaving the office, there is a possibility of more traffic on the evening and roads.

On the social media platform X, a user wrote, “For an hour, the press has been jammed near the enclave.” At the same time, Delhi Traffic Police said to take cognizance of the case.

Another user shared a picture of Google Map and wrote that there is a heavy jam on NH 8 from Mahipalpur towards Dhaulakuna. A Libaspur under pass has been jammed for the last half an hour, no traffic worker is on the spot.

Nh 8 highway mahipalpur towards dhaula kuan heavy jaam @DTPTRAFIC @Cpdelhi @P_sahibsingh @Delhipwd @Mcd_delhi @Nhai_OFFICIAL @nitin_gadkari @Officeofng @gupta_rekha @Cmodelhi pic.twitter.com/Y3FY5WZ1M5

– Nitin Garg (@Nitingarg66) September 1, 2025

A complaint was received at around 3:30 pm that there is a heavy jam from SSN Marg 100 feet road, Chhatarpur towards Tivoli. Qutub Minar Road was also completely jammed.

There is a complete jam from the Non-violence site to Qutub Minar Metro Road on Mehrauli-Guraugram road. There was also heavy jam on Najafgarh Road in Uttam Nagar.

This year, the monsoon rains in the country have broken many records. In Delhi too, this time the rain has been more than the last several years. As a result, there was relief from the humid heat, but the life of the people was completely affected.

Major roads got jammed, people had to face problems due to waterlogging in many places and three school children were injured due to falling one wall. According to official data, it has been the highest rainfall in the last 15 years.

15 -year record broken

According to the information, 399.8 mm of rain has been recorded so far in August. Earlier, in the year 2010, 455.8 mm of rain was received. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the monsoon has been active for a long time this time. The reason for this is being believed to be the active geographical phenomenon La-Nina.

Effect of rain- capital submerged capital

Due to continuous rains, there was waterlogging in many areas of Delhi. A Delhi Traffic Police official said that traffic on Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway, Mathura Road, ITO, Geeta Colony, Dhaulakuan and Badarpur-Ashram route has been severely affected.

Due to the queue of vehicles for several kilometers, the office going to the office and school buses faced a lot of problems. On social media, the passengers complained that even the ambulance got stuck in the jam.

A passenger said, “Why is traffic on the National Highway eight going to Delhi so slow?” Even the ambulance is having difficulty in moving an inch. “Another passenger wrote, referring to being trapped on the road from Badarpur to Sarita Vihar,” It took me more than an hour to cover a distance of four kilometers and now there is no movement for 30 minutes.

Accident due to old wall collapse

3 children were injured when an old wall collapsed in Mandavali area of ​​East Delhi, although they narrowly survived. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) received complaints of waterlogging and falling trees.

At the same time, the Public Works Department deployed pumps and employees for quick drainage. The Meteorological Department has warned that in the next few hours, strong winds may blow with light to moderate rains.

AAP accuses corruption on BJP

While people are upset due to heavy rains, Delhi politics is also hot. The App and Congress accused the BJP that Delhi was submerged due to neglect and corruption. At the same time, BJP says that under the supervision of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, agencies immediately came into action and did not stop life completely.

Atishi and Saurabh Bhardwaj shared the video on social media and questioned the government, while BJP’s Virendra Sachdeva described it as “long monsoon, but vigilant administration”.

Life is affected due to heavy rains in Delhi-NCR since the morning of Friday (August 29). Excessive rainfall alert has also been issued for NCR’s Noida and Ghaziabad.

There is also a yellow alert of rain for South-East Delhi, Central Delhi, Shahdara, East Delhi. According to the estimate of the Meteorological Department here, there may be strong rains from mid -middle for the next few hours. At the same time, there is a possibility of light rain throughout the day.

After the rains on Friday morning, passengers faced heavy traffic jams on several major routes. A Delhi Traffic Police official said that traffic was affected on the Delhi-Noida-Direct (DND) flyway, Mathura Road, Vikas Marg, ISBT, Geeta Colony and Rajaram Kohli route.

There was a long queue of vehicles from Badarpur to the ashram, causing huge inconvenience to the office going and school buses. Delhi Traffic Police said that its parties have been deployed at several places to control the crowd and control the flow of vehicles.

“Traffic was slow due to rain and waterlogging in some areas,” an official said. Our personnel have been deployed to normalize the situation and help the passengers. ”

While heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in most parts of North India, the capital Delhi is still troubled by humidity and heat. The previous day (August 6) recorded a maximum temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius, which was 1.4 degrees below normal, but heat and humidity disturbed people.

The cloud and sunshine eye continued to continue to be sticky and uncomfortable amidst the expectations of rain. Talking about air quality, AQI 91 of Delhi was recorded, which falls in the ‘satisfactory’ category.

How will the weather be today?

Today (August 7), the Meteorological Department has generally expressed the possibility of cloudy with light rain or drizzle. The reason for this is Punjab, this front front on the Himachal region which is slowly coming to the south. During this period, the maximum temperature is expected to be around 35 ° C and the minimum temperature around 25 ° C.

By 7:54 am on August 7, according to meteorological data, the temperature was 28.09 degrees Celsius, humidity was 78% and the wind speed was recorded 3.09 kilometers per hour in the west-south-west (WSW) direction.

How is the air of Delhi?

Talking about air quality, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) 91 was recorded at 4 pm on Wednesday, which falls in the ‘satisfactory’ category.

The air at this level is not considered harmful for ordinary people, but sensitive people suffering from breath or heart problem need some care. According to PTI, improving AQI level is mainly associated with air direction, rainfall and temperature fluctuations.

According to the CPCB, between 0 and 50 AQI 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 to be ‘very bad’ and between 401 and 500 in ‘serious’ category.

Delhi-NCR has been raining continuously since last night (30 July), which continues till morning (July 31). Due to this rain, there has been relief from the humidity and heat continued for 2 days, but there has been a situation of water logging and traffic jam in many areas. As if the capital was stopped yesterday, as it was the capital.

According to the Meteorological Department, similar rainfall can continue in the capital for the next 4 to 5 days. The Safdarjung Observatory has recorded 15 mm of rain till 5:30 pm on Tuesday evening.

Water filled on roads, affected to airport

Due to continuous rains since night, areas like Shastri Bhavan, ITO, Connaught Place, Janpath, Jorbagh and Aerocity have been flooded. There is difficulty in movement due to water logging near the airport.

People are facing huge problems due to rain in Noida and surrounding areas. The Meteorological Department has warned that there is a possibility of rain in some areas along with cloud thunderstorms.

#Watch Delhi | Rain lashes parts of the national capital.

(Morning visuals from janpath) pic.twitter.com/nwshj1w41l

– ANI (@ani) July 31, 2025

Traffic police advisory, avoid these paths

A few hours ago, the Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory, which states that a carriageway has been closed due to the road sinking on Chand Cinema Road. Due to which the affected route is the road leading from Chand Cinema Road to Kalyanpuri Road. Alternative route for this: Kalyanpuri Road → Right Mud → Ghazipur Road → Trilokpuri Crossing → Right Mud → Vasundhara Road → Left Tare → Kotla Road.

Traffic is slow and policemen are present on the spot. Passengers have been advised to make plans before the journey and keep an eye on traffic police channels for updates.

How will the weather be in the coming days?

According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in Delhi-NCR will be around 33–35 degrees Celsius till August 5. The minimum temperature was recorded at 25.8 degrees on Wednesday, which is 1.3 degrees below normal. The maximum temperature was 32.7 degrees, which is 1.7 degrees below normal. The next 4 to 5 days will be the period of clouds and rain, due to which the temperature will remain stable.

The process of heavy rains continues in Delhi since this morning. There is water logging on the roads, which has put a brake on the speed of the capital. Traffic is disrupted due to waterlogging in many parts like ITO, Dhaula Kuan, Patel Nagar and Rohini. In the busy morning, this rain became a problem for the people. On the other hand, there has been a huge jam near Akshardham Setu on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway. Vehicles are moving forward crawling due to jam.

Due to heavy rains on the previous day, water was flooded on the streets of Delhi, due to which the office and school going to the school had to face a lot of problems. After the rain, many videos are going viral on social media. One of these videos was also shared by former Delhi CM and AAP leader Atishi on X.

Where is Chief Minister Rekha Gupta?- Atishi

In the video, the water filled on the streets of Kamla Nagar Market is clearly visible. Commenting on this, Atishi wrote, “This is the condition of Kamla Nagar after 10 minutes of rain! This is the amazing 4 engine government!” He tagged Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and PWD Minister Parvesh Verma and raised the question- “Where are the Chief Minister, where is PWD Minister?”

What does the meteorological department estimate?

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the capital recorded 8 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. On Tuesday morning, the minimum temperature was 26.8 degrees Celsius, which is 0.5 degrees below the average. The Meteorological Department has predicted moderate rain and cloudy today, while the maximum temperature is expected to be around 30 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was 87 at 9 am, which falls in the ‘satisfactory’ category. According to CPCB, AQI 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 is considered ‘satisfactory’ and 101-200 is considered ‘moderate’. Heavy rains gave some relief in air pollution, but the public was troubled by waterlogging and traffic jam.

The heavy rains in the national capital Delhi on Wednesday (July 23) drenched. People got relief from humidity. However, due to this, water logging and traffic jam created difficulties in front of the people. Those going to office in the morning were seen struggling. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has issued a red and orange alert for the coming hours, that is, there will be rain on the day.

Administration alert

According to the news agency PTI, the administration has advised people to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary travel. Also, it is advisable to follow traffic updates, stay away from electric poles and wires and not take place under trees.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for northwest and southwest Delhi. This means to be vigilant. At the same time, red alert is applicable in South Delhi and North-Eastern Delhi. Red alert means maximum vigilance and quick action.

In which areas how many rain?

• India Meteorological Department (IMD) has released data regarding rain
• Vedar station Safdarjung recorded 5.6 mm rainfall between 5:30 am and 8:30 am
• 16.6 mm in Pragati Maidan, 10 mm in Pusa and 2 mm in Najafgarh recorded
• South Delhi, South-East Delhi, North Delhi, ITO got jammed due to rain
• South Extension, NH-8, Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road and Nehru Place have a jam situation
• Traffic jam showed in East of Kailash, Colony Road

People got relief from humidity

Heavy rains recorded a drop in temperature in Delhi. This brought some relief to the people troubled by the humid heat. The Meteorological Department reported that the minimum temperature was recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius, which is 1.7 degrees below normal, while the maximum temperature is likely to be around 33 ° C.