After a light rain, Delhi’s air slightly gets better, but North India will get colder. The minimum temperatures in most of northwest and central India are predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to gradually drop by 2 to 3 °C over the course of the next three days, signaling the arrival of winter.
It further stated that more showers were anticipated for Tuesday in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand, which should further improve Delhi’s air quality.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reports that Delhi’s air quality changed from “severe” on Monday due to light rain and winds, to “very poor” on Tuesday morning. Delhi’s current average AQI is 400.
According to the weather office, during the next two days, isolated pockets of shallow to moderate fog are likely to cover Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, north Rajasthan, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.
Over the next three days, the Met Office has also forecasted light rain in the southern states and heavy rain in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Fishermen are advised not to go into the southeast Bay of Bengal from Wednesday to Friday, the southwest and adjacent central Bay of Bengal on Thursday and Friday, or the south Andaman Sea on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rainstorms lash Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Delhi
On Monday, there was some light rain and hail in some areas of Delhi, but the air quality stayed “very poor.” The mercury settled at 13.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 24.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the average.
The average 24-hour air quality index (AQI) for Delhi was 395. Rain battered the nation’s capital on Monday, causing sixteen flights headed for Delhi to be rerouted to other locations.
Multiple lightning strikes in Madhya Pradesh, where several areas were battered by unseasonal rains accompanied by thunder, lowering the temperatures, resulted in four deaths, including a married couple, and serious injuries for a boy, officials said on Monday.
They said that during the 24-hour period that ended at 8.30 am on Monday, there were reports of lightning strikes and heavy showers throughout the state, where some districts received more than 100mm of rain.
In Umarban village in the Dhar district, a couple and their young son were struck by lightning on Sunday night as they rode their motorcycle home, according to an official.
Unseasonal rains were reported in at least six Marathwada districts on Monday, with Jalna recording the highest amount at 132.25 mm.
According to the official, on Sunday, 107 revenue circles in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, and Beed were affected by unseasonal showers.
Parts of Rajasthan experienced light to moderate rainfall over the past 24 hours, with the Sinderi area of Barmer recording the highest total of 6 cm.
