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Delhi Showers Lower Minimum Temperature; Rain Alert Issued
Delhi received some rain on Saturday morning.
The rain helped make the morning cooler than the day before.
The city’s minimum temperature was 24.8°C.
Some areas, including Palam, were even cooler.
Weather officials said more light to moderate rain could occur.
They also warned of thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds.
The day’s highest temperature was expected to be about 30°C.
Delhi’s air quality was satisfactory.
Delhi’s minimum temperature fell to 24.8°C on Saturday, 3.4 degrees lower than the previous day.
Safdarjung recorded 2.0 mm of rain between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
The IMD forecast light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph.
The maximum temperature was expected to reach around 30°C.
Delhi’s AQI was 59, in the satisfactory category, at 9 a.m. Saturday.
- Who
- Delhi residents and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) are central to the report.
- What
- Morning showers lowered temperatures, while the IMD forecast more rain, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds.
- Where
- Delhi, including the Safdarjung, Palam, Lodhi Road and Ayanagar weather stations.
- When
- Saturday, September 5; rain was recorded between late Friday night and Saturday morning.
- Why
- Rainfall and the forecast weather system brought cooler temperatures and prompted a yellow-to-orange alert.
Key facts
- Minimum temperature
- 24.8°C in Delhi, down 3.4 degrees from the previous day
- Rainfall at Safdarjung
- 0.7 mm from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5:30 a.m. Saturday, followed by 1.3 mm by 8:30 a.m.
- Lowest station reading
- Palam recorded 22°C
- Weather forecast
- Light to moderate rain with thunderstorms, lightning and 30–40 kmph gusty winds
- Expected maximum temperature
- Around 30°C
- Air quality
- AQI 59 at 9 a.m., classified as satisfactory
- Weather alert
- The IMD issued a yellow-to-orange alert for the day
Quotes
IMD official
An official of the India Meteorological Department who provided the weather forecast
“Light to moderate rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of speed 30-40 kmph is likely across Delhi.”
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