More rain on the horizon, air quality stays satisfactory

Time of India

3 days ago

New Delhi: Several parts of Delhi, including south and central areas, saw intense rain on Friday afternoon.
Until 5:30 pm, Safdarjung, the base station, logged 4.6 mm of rainfall, while Lodhi Road recorded 4.2 mm, Ayanagar 11 mm, Pragati Maidan recorded 3.2 mm, Pusa recorded 0.5 mm, and Najafgarh recorded 2.5 mm of rainfall.
Palam and Ridge stations saw traces of rain. Rainfall is classified as light when it is up to 15.5 mm, moderate when it is between 15.6 and 64.4 mm, heavy when between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm, and very heavy when it is over 115.5 mm in a 24-hour window.
A day earlier, some parts of the city logged heavy to moderate rain, with Palam recording 79 mm and Safdarjung 16.8 mm.
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Weather scientists said that the conditions were favourable for on-and-off rain over the next five days.
"The monsoon line of trough is passing around the city, it will keep oscillating over the next week. There will be enough moisture in the region to cause on-and-off rain. Instances of high-intensity rain are expected too," said Mahesh Palawat, vice-chairman, Climate Change and Meteorology, Skymet.
Meanwhile, the feel-like temperature crossed 40 degrees Celsius at 5 pm on Friday. The maximum temperature at Safdarjung was 33.3 degrees Celsius and the minimum 24 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature on Saturday is likely to hover between 34 and 36 degrees Celsius with the possibility of light to very light rain.
The air quality index, on a scale of 0 to 500, was 58 against 59 a day earlier, both considered satisfactory.