Weather department predicted thunderstorms with Rain
Heavy Rain observed in the national capital and in the NCR region through the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The India Meteorological Department predicted light to moderate rain to continue for the next two hours too.
IMD tweeted, “Light to moderate rain would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi & NCR (Ballabhgarh, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Tizara, Alwar (Rajasthan) during the next 2 hours (issued at 7 am).”
At 5 am, the weather departments predicted thunderstorms with moderate to heavy rain may occur over Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas.
The regions where heavy rain may come are Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh, along with Karnal, Panipat, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Kosali, Rewari, Bawal, Nuh (Haryana), Shamli, Kandhla, Baraut, Bagpat (Uttar Pradesh), Bhiwari (Rajasthan).
Along with Delhi-NCR, light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms are likely to continue over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan till next 24 hours.
On Friday, Meanwhile, the air quality in the national capital improved to ‘poor’ from ‘very poor’ category, a day after the national capital experienced intermittent rain, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 273, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
According to the data available on the IMD website, Several parts of the city reported waterlogging with the Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, recording 41 mm rainfall which is the highest in a day for January for the last 13 years.
The weather station at Palam gauged a record 48 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 am Saturday.
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