New Delhi: The Meteorological Department on Tuesday said that there is a possibility of rain at isolated places and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi including Alipur, Mundaka, Nazafgarh, Dwarka, Delhi Cantt, Palam, Safdarjung, Lodi Road during the next 2 hours, as reported by news agency ANI. The minimum temperature in the national capital on Tuesday morning rose marginally to 29.2 degrees Celsius. Meteorologists have forecast a generally cloudy day with light rain.
Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain with a heavy spell of rain at isolated places would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi (Alipur, Mundaka, Nazafgarh, Dwarka, Delhi Cantt, Palam, Safdarjung, Lodi Road during the next 2 hours: IMD
– ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2022
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the humidity level in the air stood at 79 per cent at 8.30 am.
According to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality in Delhi remained in the ‘moderate’ category on Tuesday morning. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 106 at 9.30 am.
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With the onset of the Monsoon in the north, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh may receive heavy rains from July 19 to 22. Talking about Uttarakhand, we can see a lot of rain on July 20. On the other hand, rain may occur in East Rajasthan only on Tuesday and after that on July 20, states like UP, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Chandigarh are expected to receive a good amount of rain.
At the same time, the Meteorological Department for the eastern and northeastern states has forecast that the rain may continue for the next 5 days. These states include West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
AQI between zero to 50 ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 considered ‘severe’.