The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rainfall in the next few hours for Delhi and the surrounding areas on Saturday.
“Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over isolated places of Delhi, Khekra, Gulothi, Bulandshahar, Billari, Milak, Bagpat, Chandausi (UP) and adjoining areas during next 2 hours,” the IMD tweeted.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi-NCR is expected to remain satisfactory today, according to the weather department.
“The air quality is likely to remain in Satisfactory to Moderate category on 07.08.2021 and 08.08.2021. The outlook for subsequent 5 Days: The air quality is likely to remain largely in Satisfactory category,” the MeT department said.
On Friday morning, the air quality in the nation’s capital was satisfactory. An AQI of zero to fifty is considered good, 51 to one hundred satisfactory, 101 to two hundred moderate, 201 to 300 poor, 301 to 400 very poor, and 401 to 500 severe.
The IMD predicts “light to very light” rainfall in the region over the next few days, with “break monsoon-like conditions” expected to arrive by mid-next week. According to IMD data, the first week of August has been mostly dry, with only a trace of rain falling in most parts of the national capital.
The monsoon arrived in Delhi on July 13, 16 days later than expected. The IMD predicted that the monsoon would arrive in the national capital by June 15 in June. It did, however, revise its predictions for monsoon arrival, claiming that break monsoon conditions developed, delaying the onset.
