Rain in Delhi: Parts of the national capital are witnessing light downpours, providing relief from rising pollution

At 7am, the hourly air quality index (AQI) reached 402, contrasting with Sunday’s 24-hour average at 4pm of 396 (categorised as very poor).

Delhi Weather: Mercury dips to 10.4 degrees Celsius in the national capital; Light rain forecast

New Delhi: Delhi-NCR experienced light rain with thundershowers on Monday evening. The sudden change in weather and downpours provided some relief from the deteriorating air quality in the national capital. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier said that thundershowers with light to moderate intensity rain and wind gusts of 30-50 kmph would occur over and adjoining areas of many places in Delhi (Mundaka, Jafarpur, Nazafgarh, Dwarka). , India Gate, Palam, Lodi Road, IGI Airport, Vasant Vihar, RK Puram, Defense Colony, Lajpat Nagar, Vasant Kunj, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, Kalkaji, Mahrauli, Tughlakabad, Chhattarpur, IGNOU, Ayanagar, Deramandi), NCR (Bahadurgarh , Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Kosali (Haryana).

The weather department further added that light to moderate intensity rain and gusts of wind at a speed of 30-40 kmph would occur over and adjoining areas of many places in Delhi (), Karnal, Rajaund, Assandh, Safidon, Jind, Panipat, Gohana , Gannaur, Meham, Sonipat, Kharkhoda, Bhiwani (Haryana) during the next 2 hours.

At 7am, the hourly air quality index (AQI) reached 402, contrasting with Sunday’s 24-hour average at 4pm of 396 (categorised as very poor). These rainfalls have brought much-needed relief to residents who have been struggling with poor air quality for days.

Some of the four killed in lightning strikes in Madhya Pradesh

Four people, including a married couple, were killed and a boy seriously injured in multiple lightning strikes in Madhya Pradesh, where several parts were hit by unseasonal rainfall accompanied by thunder, sending temperatures down, officials said on Monday. Heavy showers in the state, where some districts recorded more than 100 mm of rain, and lightning strikes were reported during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Monday, they said.