Light morning rain gives way to sunny afternoon in Delhi

New Delhi experienced light rainfall on Friday, cooling temperatures to 32.6°C. A yellow alert is issued for expected rainfall on Sunday.

Published on: Mar 28, 2026, 03:10:01 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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Dark clouds over Connaught Place. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Parts of the Capital recorded scattered light rainfall on Friday morning due to a prevailing western disturbance, but it weakened by noon, after which sunny skies dominated the skyline in the region. The spell of rainfall and overcast morning made for a comparatively cooler day in the region, with Delhi’s maximum at 32.6 degrees Celsius (°C), which was around normal for this time of the year and down from 34.8°C recorded a day before.

Delhi’s minimum temperature was recorded at 20.6°C, three notches below normal.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast no rainfall for Saturday, but has issued a “yellow” alert for more rainfall on Sunday, as a fresh western disturbance begins to influence the region. A colour-coded alert has been issued as Delhi is likely to witness multiple spells of light rainfall through the day, with gusty winds of speeds up to 40km/hr.

The IMD also shared possibility of a drizzle on Monday too, which is expected to keep temperatures in check until the month-end.

The maximum is forecast to hover between 31°C and 33°C on Saturday; before possibly dipping to 29°C by Monday. The minimum is likely to hover between 17°C and 19°C on Saturday, before rising by a couple of degrees by Monday.

Until 5.30pm, Delhi’s base station at Safdarjung recorded 0.7mm of rainfall.

Meanwhile, the air quality improved marginally from an index of 186 a day before to 144 on Friday.

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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