Moderate rain is also expected on Saturday and Sunday, the IMD said. (Express File Photo)Delhiites woke up to light showers in different parts of the city on Friday morning and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts that the national capital will see similar spells of rain throughout the weekend.
According to IMD, the maximum temperature is expected to settle at around 30 degree Celsius, four degrees below normal. Owing to the overcast sky, the morning temperature was a degree above normal at 23.2 degree Celsius.
07/10/2022: 06:50 IST; Light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of NCR ( Ghaziabad) Modinagar, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur (U.P.) during next 2 hours. pic.twitter.com/PAZn2dpE8x
— RWFC New Delhi (@RWFC_ND) October 7, 2022
The rain during this time of the year is caused by the Western disturbance and a low pressure system over Madhya Pradesh that has brought moisture-laden winds to the city from the East.
The temperature on Saturday and Sunday is expected to settle at around 28 degree Celsius. Moderate rain is also expected through the weekend and Monday may see light showers, the IMD said.
Rainfall between 2.5 mm and 15.5 mm is considered to be light, while that between 15.6 mm and 64.5 mm is considered moderate.
AQI improves
Strong winds and light rain in some parts of NCR on Thursday helped improve the air quality, with the AQI value rising from 211 (poor) on Wednesday to 79 (satisfactory) on Thursday.
While the AQI at India Gate was 35 (good), it was 65 (satisfactory) at ITO, 53 (satisfactory) at Dwarka and 41 (good) at RK Puram.