The rain that fell in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday afternoon brought relief from the humidity, but waterlogging made the drivers sweat on the roads. With the onset of the evening peak hour, the traffic police had to issue an advisory. In this, many routes were diverted. After the evening peak hours began, there was a long jam on the roads. At the same time, people were advised to plan their journey by looking at the pressure of vehicles on the route. The weather department has predicted that there will be no major change in the weather for the next two days. Further, there may be heavy rain in Delhi-NCR on the weekend.
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According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature was recorded at 32.4 degrees Celsius, two degrees Celsius below normal. The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, one degree Celsius less. It is predicted that light rain will continue in Delhi-NCR for the next two days, while heavy rain is expected from Saturday to Monday on the weekend. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for three days.
#WATCH Traffic congestion seen on the Delhi-Gurugram Road due to waterlogging after rainfall.
Visuals from outside Qutub Minar Metro Station. pic.twitter.com/gUwaPxvFeh
— ANI (@ANI) August 7, 2024
Rain in main centers of Delhi
Safdarjung—12.4 mm
Mayur Vihar—46.5 mm
Najafgarh—26.5 mm
Lodhi Road—20.6 mm
Pitampura—7 mm
Palam—5.9mm
Ridge—2.8mm
DU—3mm
Aya Nagar—2.4 mm
Pusa—-2 mm
According to the Meteorological Department, Aya Nagar area was the hottest. The maximum temperature here was recorded at 31.7 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature was recorded at 31.2 degrees Celsius in Lodhi Road, 30.9 degrees Celsius in Ridge and 30.6 degrees Celsius in Palam. The lowest minimum temperature was recorded at 22.7 degrees Celsius in Ridge.
Many roads submerged, traffic police issued advisory
Due to heavy rains, many roads were submerged. Water filled on the roads of Anuvrat Marg in South Delhi, MB Road near Pul Prahladpur, Najafgarh Firni Road in West Delhi and many other areas. This disrupted traffic. The traffic police issued an advisory and advised people to avoid these roads, but after the evening peak hours started, there was a long jam on these roads.
After the rain in the capital, the air remains in the satisfactory category. On Wednesday the Air Quality Index (AQI) was 60, which is in the satisfactory category. In most areas the AQI was recorded above 100. Delhi’s air remained in the satisfactory category overall. According to the CPCB, Greater Noida recorded the lowest air quality index in NCR. The AQI here was 52, which is in the satisfactory category. 63 AQI was recorded in Gurugram, 61 in Noida, 59 in Ghaziabad and 70 in Faridabad.
Delhi’s temperature on Wednesday
Maximum temperature– 32.4 degree Celsius
Minimum temperature– 26.4 degree Celsius
Delhi weather forecast for Thursday
Max temperature– 33 degree celsius
Minimum temperature– 25 degree Celsius
#WATCH It rained in many parts of the national capital Delhi. pic.twitter.com/XYgM23j7pR
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