Delhiites experienced a warm sunny morning with cool breeze on Monday. With the change in weather the city’s temperature topped out at 28.6 degrees Celsius while the Air Quality Index (AQI) 231, falling under the ‘poor’ category.
Delhi-NCR woke up to light rainfall on Tuesday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting that showers will continue throughout the day.
Residents of the national capital woke up to a mild foggy morning on Monday, leading to reduced visibility in several areas of Delhi-NCR.
The dense fog that enveloped Delhi in the early morning on Friday resulted in the delay of several trains and flights as the weather department issued a yellow alert for Saturday.
Launching 'Mission Mausam' to make India a climate-smart nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed the need to work with future requirements in mind, including developing warning systems for natural disasters like earthquakes.
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 25.4 degree Celsius on Monday, three notches below the season's average, the India Meteorological Department said, adding that yellow alert was on and moderate rainfall would be there.
The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Westcentral and Northwest Bay of Bengal
Various parts of South India are undergoing continuous rainfall with the onset of monsoon and the delayed effects of the convection conditions according to IMD.
After cyclone Biparjoy triggered floods in many districts of Rajasthan, the Met department has now sounded orange alert in Sawai Madhopur, Bundi and Tonk and yellow alert in places like Jaipur, Dholpur, Karauli, Bharatpur, Dausa, Kota, Baran, Jhalawad and Sikar.
Parts of the national capital received light rainfall on Monday morning, bringing respite from the scorching heat.
