New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Residents of Delhi are currently experiencing noticeable relief from the intense heatwave that gripped the city in April. For Saturday as well, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted partly cloudy skies throughout the day, which is expected to keep the rise in temperature in check. Meanwhile, air quality in the capital remained in the ‘moderate’ category. Following rainfall and hailstorms that lashed parts of the city on Thursday, temperatures dropped…
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New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) New Delhi is likely to witness heatwave conditions from Wednesday to Friday, with the mercury expected to soar to around 44 degrees Celsius in several parts of the national capital. In view of the situation, authorities have issued a yellow alert. Despite gusty winds offering some temporary relief on Tuesday, the maximum temperature stood at 38.8 degrees Celsius, which is one degree above the seasonal normal. The minimum temperature settled at 20.5 degrees Celsius and …
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR, bringing much-needed relief from rising temperatures, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast more showers and issued a yellow alert for rain and thunderstorms on Friday. The intermittent rainfall over the past two days has significantly eased the warmer conditions that had prevailed in the city. According to the latest data, the Safdarjung observatory has recorded 9.4 mm of rainfall so far this month…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Residents of Delhi woke up to alarming air quality levels on Sunday morning as a thick blanket of toxic smog and dense fog engulfed the national capital, pushing pollution levels into the ‘severe’ category.The situation worsened further with a sharp drop in temperatures, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a cold wave alert across several parts of the city.According to IMD data, Delhi’s primary weather station at Safdarjung recorded a minim…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for dense fog and warned of a cold wave in Delhi-NCR for Sunday and Monday, cautioning that weather conditions are likely to worsen over the next two days amid a sharp drop in temperatures.The national capital recorded its coldest morning of the ongoing winter on Saturday, with the minimum temperature at Safdarjung falling to 4.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest January reading in the last three years, accord…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Residents of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) were caught off guard early Friday morning as an unexpected spell of rain swept across the region, deepening the ongoing cold wave. Despite the showers, air pollution levels continued to remain dangerously high, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded in the ‘very poor’ category. Dark clouds enveloped the capital in the early hours before rainfall began around 6 a.m. in several parts of Delhi. The rain was mod…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category on Monday morning as the national capital continued to reel under a cold wave. The minimum temperature dropped sharply by 4.5 degrees Celsius, settling at 6.5 degrees Celsius, which is below the seasonal average. Area-wise data indicated that the Air Quality Index (AQI) continued to hover in the poor range across most parts of the city. Akshardham recorded an AQI of 294, while ITO registered 256, according to data rele…