- May 17, 2023
Cloudy Sky, Gusty Winds Push Down Mercury in Delhi-NCR; Rain Likely in Some Areas
The air quality, however, was in the ”very poor” category. Central Pollution Control Board data showed Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) at 395 at 9am.
The weather office has predicted dust storm or thunderstorm during the day. The maximum temperature, however, will continue to be around 40 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature on Wednesday settled at 25.4 degrees Celsius in Delhi on Wednesday, a degree below the season’s average, reported the India Meteorological Department. The residents woke up to a comparartibely cool and cloudy weather conditions.
The air quality, however, was in the “very poor” category. Central Pollution Control Board data showed Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) at 395 at 9 am. 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”.
Thunderstorm/ Dust storm with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, North Delhi, North-East Delhi, North-West Delhi, West Delhi, Central-Delhi, East Delhi and NCR ( Loni Dehat, pic.twitter.com/SlBuBPDdbv— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 17, 2023
The weather office has predicted dust storm or thunderstorm during the day while the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 40 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was recorded at 47 per cent.
Many areas, including Delhi, North Delhi, North-East Delhi, North-West Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East Delhi, and NCR (Loni Dehat), can expect thunderstorms, dust storms, along with light to moderate rain. These weather conditions will be accompanied by gusty winds ranging from 30 to 50 km/h.
Thunderstorms with light to moderate rain would occur in isolated places of North Delhi, Gohana, Gannaur, Sonipat, Rohtak and Kharkhoda of Haryana, and Baraut, Bagpat and Khekra of Uttar Pradesh, the weather office said.
The Meteorological office has issued a yellow warning indicating the likelihood of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds. These conditions are expected to occur at one or two locations in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Cuttack, and Khurda districts until 8:30 am on Wednesday.
