New Delhi:
The weather of Delhi experienced a sudden change on Thursday evening as Akash was cloudy, after which light drizzle and dust in some parts of the city, which provided very important relief to Delhi among the heatwaves who have been holding the national capital for the last few days.
The Meteorological Department of India (IMD) has forecast lighting for light rain, electricity and light rain with light thunderstorms, electricity and 40-50 kmph winds in many parts of Delhi on Thursday evening.
According to IMD, monitoring stations in Ridge and Ayanagar recorded the heatwave situation on Thursday, in which the maximum temperature settled at 40.9 ° C and 40.2 ° C respectively.
IMD said the city’s primary weather station in Safdarjung recorded a high level of 39.6 degrees Celsius, 4.5 places above normal, while Palam reported 39.1 ° C, and Lodhi Road 39.6 ° C.
According to IMD, the capital recorded the first heatwave of the season on Monday, when Mercury touched 40 degrees Celsius.
The IMD data showed that the minimum temperature on Thursday was recorded at 25.9 degrees Celsius, about six places and the highest night temperature recorded in the month of April.
In 2022, in April the highest minimum temperature was recorded at 26.2 ° C. In 2024 and 2023, the minimum temperature in April did not touch the 25-degree mark.
According to IMD, the humidity level in the capital came between 55 percent and 30 percent on Thursday.
For Friday, the meteorological office has estimated a thunderstorm with rain, with a maximum temperature of about 37 ° C, and a minimum of 24 ° C.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded in the ‘poor’ category on Thursday with 256 studies according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘medium’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘serious’.
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