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.