Rain lashes several parts of Delhi-NCR, IMD issues orange alert; air quality moderate
An orange alert has been issued in Delhi, signalling the possibility of moderate rainfall accompanied by lightning and gusty winds.
PTC News Desk: Bringing relief from unusually high temperatures for early March, parts of Delhi and nearby areas experienced rain, lightning and strong winds on Sunday morning.
An orange alert has been issued in Delhi, signalling the possibility of moderate rainfall accompanied by lightning and gusty winds. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department has placed Noida and Gurugram under a yellow alert, indicating light rainfall in these areas.
The temperature is predicted to dip further in the next few days.
"Due to a western disturbance approaching the western Himalayas, cyclonic activity has developed over central Pakistan adjoining Punjab and Haryana. As a result, parts of Punjab, Haryana and Delhi are likely to witness rainfall over the next two days. This is expected to be the season's first pre-monsoon rain, which has arrived about 10 days earlier than usual," Mahesh Palawat, vice president of meteorology and climate change at Skymet Weather said.
The air quality was in the 'moderate' category at 9 a.m., with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 190, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.