IMD expects rain, gusty winds in Delhi on Monday and Tuesday

Delhi may see light rain and gusty winds on Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures dropping to 32-34°C. AQI remains moderate at 175.

Published on: May 4, 2026, 05:46:12 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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New Delhi:Delhi is likely to witness light rain and gusty winds on Monday and Tuesday, even as showers predicted for Sunday largely missed the city till late evening.

Due to cloud cover and rain, the maximum temperature is likely to remain between 32-34°C on Monday (HT)

The maximum temperature on Sunday settled at 36.6°C, three degrees below normal and down from 38.6°C a day earlier. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Monday, warning of light rain and winds that may reach up to 70 km/hr. No alert has been issued for Tuesday, though light rain and winds up to 40 km/hr are expected.

IMD data showed Safdarjung, the city’s base station, recorded 0.6 mm rainfall till 8:30 am while Palam and Ridge logged 0.7 mm and 0.6 mm, respectively. No station recorded rainfall between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm.

“There has been a fall in maximum temperature by 2-3°C in the past 24 hours. The city is likely to receive at least two spells of rain on Monday — one between morning and forenoon and another in the afternoon or evening. There is a possibility of very light rain on Tuesday,” an IMD official said.

Due to cloud cover and rain, the maximum temperature is likely to remain between 32-34°C on Monday and 31-33°C on Tuesday. The mercury is expected to rise gradually from Wednesday, touching around 40°C by May 9.

The minimum temperature on Sunday was 24.6°C, near normal and is likely to be between 23-25°C on Monday and 22-24°C on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 175, in the ‘moderate’ category. AQI is likely to stay in the same range till at least May 6, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi.

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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