Delhi: Overnight rain, thunderstorms bring down temp; AQI stays satisfactory

Gusty winds reaching up to 76 kmph were recorded in parts of the city between 11:30 pm on Friday and midnight, while short but intense spells of rain across Delhi

Published on: Jun 13, 2026, 11:12:13 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi

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Delhi witnessed another spell of overnight thunderstorms and rain late Friday, marking the second consecutive day of stormy weather that brought relief from the heat and kept air quality in the satisfactory category.

New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): A man with his cycle makes his way through a glistening road during rainfall, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo/Sumit) (Sumit)

Gusty winds reaching up to 76 kmph were recorded in parts of the city between 11:30 pm on Friday and midnight, while short but intense spells of rain across Delhi led to unusually cool temperatures and kept air quality in the satisfactory range on Saturday morning.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has placed a yellow alert for light rain on Saturday as well, with the prevailing western disturbance set to weaken from Sunday.

IMD data showed Safdarjung, Delhi’s base station for weather observations, logged 5.9 mm of rainfall till 8:30 am on Saturday. Ridge in north Delhi logged 12.1 mm, Palam 2.2 mm, Lodhi Road 6.2 mm, Pusa 13.5 mm, Janakpuri 6.5 mm, Mayur Vihar 8.5 mm and Jafarpur 12 mm.

The highest wind speed of 76 km/hr was recorded at Palam, followed by 56 km/hr at Pusa and 52 km/hr at Pitampura. “Peak wind speeds were recorded between 11:30 pm and 12 am. This was accompanied by rain,” said an IMD official, stating there are chances of some light rain on Saturday and possible thundery development on Sunday.

Delhi’s minimum temperature was 21.4°C on Saturday, seven degrees below normal, making for a fairly cool morning. While Delhi’s maximum temperature was 34.6°C on Friday, it is expected to hover close to 37°C on Saturday and around 38°C thereafter, gradually rising from Monday as the rains abate.

Typically, the monsoon reaches Delhi on June 27. So far, despite a late onset in Kerala, its progress is close to the normal schedule.

The rain also helped keep Delhi’s air quality in the satisfactory range for a second straight day. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 77 at 9 am on Saturday. It was 73 at 4 pm on Friday, which was Delhi’s lowest AQI since September 5 last year.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More

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