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Light rainfall predicted on Monday after wet Sunday in Delhi

By, New Delhi
Jan 30, 2023 04:54 AM IST

Delhi is likely to receive light rain on Monday morning as well, with no rain expected in the region from Tuesday

The Capital woke up to light showers on Sunday, with cold winds and an overcast sky bringing down the maximum temperature to 17.2 degrees Celsius — five degrees below normal for this time year.

New Delhi , India - Jan. 29, 2023: People seen with umbrella's during light rain drizzles at Connaught Place, in New Delhi , India, on Sunday. (Hindustan Times)
New Delhi , India - Jan. 29, 2023: People seen with umbrella's during light rain drizzles at Connaught Place, in New Delhi , India, on Sunday. (Hindustan Times)

Safdarjung, representational of Delhi’s weather, received 3.3mm rainfall between 8.30am and 5.30pm, while the weather station at Lodhi Road recorded 4.5mm of rainfall in the same period.

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Delhi is likely to receive light rain on Monday morning as well, with no rain expected in the region from Tuesday onwards, the forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed.

Under the influence of a western disturbance, prevailing across northwest India from January 28 until 30, low clouds also kept visibility in the city between 1200 and 1500 metres throughout the day.

“We saw cold winds and low clouds prevailing through the day, with very light rainfall recorded in most parts of Delhi. This on-and-off activity will continue till Monday morning, before the impact of the western disturbance starts to wane,” said Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at IMD.

Several regions in northwest India witnessed a similar wet spell on Sunday, with more rain likely on Monday.

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Isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall is very likely over the Western Himalayan Region on Sunday and Monday, the Met department said. Isolated hailstorm is also very likely over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, West Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on Sunday, and over Uttarakhand on Sunday and Monday. Strong

Under the influence of a western disturbance, the region normally sees moisture-laden easterly to southeasterly winds, which are warmer than northwesterly winds. This, coupled with cloudy skies, tends to drive up the minimum temperature to a higher than normal value.

This is the second active western disturbance of January after the first between January 24 and 25 brought slight respite from the cold wave conditions in Delhi.

Delhi’s minimum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 6.4 degrees Celsius – three degrees below normal and 0.3 degrees higher than Saturday’s minimum.

IMD also said this was the highest fall in maximum temperature between two consecutive days this winter season so far, with Sunday’s maximum dipping by 6.6 degrees as compared to Saturday’s high of 23.8 degrees Celsius. “Such a drastic fall in the maximum between two consecutive days was mainly on account of good cloud cover and strong winds,” an IMD official said.

Prior to this, Delhi last received a spell of “trace” rain at Safdarjung on January 12, snapping a 91-day streak without rain. Trace rainfall is precipitation that is too small to be measured by standard units or methods of measurement.

Before the January 12 event, the city received 0.4mm rain on October 12 last year.

To be sure, according to Delhi’s long-period average, the capital receives 6mm of rainfall in November, 8.1mm in December and the normal mark for January is 19.1mm.

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Delhi is still well short of its normal rainfall mark in January, despite the 3.3mm recorded on Sunday, with the deficit unlikely to be bridged until the month ends, officials indicated.

Despite rain, Delhi’s air quality deteriorated on Sunday.

According to Central Pollution Control Board’s 24-hour air quality index (AQI), the city recorded a reading of 331 (very poor) at 4pm on Sunday, a dip from Saturday’s 236 (poor).

Forecasts by the Early Warning System (EWS) for Delhi show that a combination of rain and increased wind speed is likely to improve the AQI to the “moderate” category by Monday.

“Delhi’s air quality is likely to improve to the moderate category on January 30. The AQI will then deteriorate to the poor category on January 31 and while it will improve on February 1, it will still be in the poor category,” the EWS forecast showed.

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