Delhi-NCR Rains: Thunderstorms, moderate intensity rainfall lashes parts of national capital - Check IMD’s forecast here

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast for Friday revealed thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain is likely in Delhi and the adjoining areas of the national capital region on Saturday (July 23, 2022). The maximum temperature is likely to settel at 33 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature at 26 degrees Celsius, IMD said.

"It would be a generally cloudy sky on Saturday with light to moderate rain/thundershowers. The maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 33 and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively," an IMD official said.

The relative humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 96 per cent on Saturday, the IMD bulletin said.

"Light to moderate intensity intermittent rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi, West Delhi, South-West Delhi, South Delhi ( ), NCR ( Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh) Hissar (Haryana) Chandausi, Bahajoi, Khurja, Pahasu, Gabhana, Aligarh, Iglas, Sikandra Rao, Hathras, Jalesar (U.P.) Laxmangarh (Rajasthan) during next 2 hours," RWFC, New Delhi said in a tweet today morning. 

Pahasu, Gabhana, Aligarh, Iglas, Sikandra Rao, Hathras, Jalesar (U.P.) Laxmangarh (Rajasthan) during next 2 hours. pic.twitter.com/q1CyF1Jqg4

— RWFC New Delhi (@RWFC_ND) July 23, 2022

#WATCH | Rain lashes parts of Delhi, visuals from Ring road, Moti Bagh pic.twitter.com/QdXirrRMWn — ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2022

Similar weather conditions prevailed on Friday in the Capital as the IMD has predicted light to moderate rain and thundershowers. On Friday, the relative humidity oscillated between 98 per cent to 69 per cent, the weather office said.

The IMD has predicted "enhanced rainfall activity" over northwest India for two-three days.

Delhi's air quality

The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded in the satisfactory (69) category around 9 am, data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) showed.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.