More rain expected in Delhi; min temp 4 degrees above normal at 12.1°C

The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Delhi for one to two spells of light rain and gusty winds up to 40 km per hour during the day

Updated on: Feb 1, 2026, 10:43:53 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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Overcast skies and more rain were expected after light rainfall early Sunday in Delhi, even as the minimum temperature rose four degrees above normal to 12.1°C, with a western disturbance beginning to influence the region, compared to 6.7°C a day earlier, and the air quality remained in the “very poor” category.

An average AQI of 315 (very poor) was recorded at 9am on Sunday. (HT PHOTO)

The mercury rose to 21.5°C on Saturday but is expected to hover between 17-19°C on Sunday.

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Delhi for one to two spells of light rain and gusty winds up to 40 km per hour during the day on Sunday.

Safdarjung, representative of Delhi’s weather, and Palam recorded “trace” rainfall, Lodhi Road 0.2mm, and Ridge 0.6mm until 8:30am.

The Capital earlier recorded rain on January 27, with Safdarjung logging 4.2mm during the second active western disturbance for the month. Delhi had recorded 19.8mm of rainfall between January 23 and 24.

Private forecaster Skymet Weather vice president Mahesh Palawat said that while the latest will not be as active as the last two western disturbances, patchy light rain is still likely with overcast skies through the day.

An average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 315 (very poor) was recorded at 9am on Sunday. It was 315 at 4pm on Saturday, too. Despite rain, the AQI is likely to remain “very poor” at least until Tuesday.

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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