Delhi weather update—rain is likely to better air quality

Good news for people in Delhi NCR, as according to weather forecasts, the Western Disturbance over Iran and Afghanistan will cause isolated incidences of rain and snow over Northern India. According to weather reports, Delhi air quality has not been too good over the last few days, and the government also issued health warnings. But now, with rainfall being expected, Delhiites can also expect the air to clean up a little.
The Western Disturbance is expected to cause a total of 120mm of precipitation in 48 hours time, which means from today until tomorrow. Delhi air quality, which has been shuffling between very poor and severe status recently, could possibly change after the rains. On Wednesday, air monitoring stations in places such as Rohini, Wazirpur, Bawana, Jahangirpuri, and Mundka recorded highest in the city. 18 out of 24 monitoring stations recorded severe levels of air pollution.


In areas across North, North Western, and North Central India, max temperatures will be lower than average, and minimum temperatures across India will be higher than average from Wednesday to Friday. Heavy snow and rain are expected over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand on Thursday and Friday. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and west Uttar Pradesh to experience heavy rain and thunderstorms on Thursday.
On the other hand, Southern India will experience isolated rains too, thanks to the northeast monsoon, over the next five days. Tamil Nadu is also set to experience rain and thunderstorms from Friday to Sunday.