Rain brings relief: Delhi sees its coolest April day in 3 years

On Tuesday, Delhi’s maximum temperature stood at 28.8°C – six degrees below normal and the coolest since 28.7°C on April 30, 2023.

Updated on: Apr 8, 2026, 07:22:31 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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New Delhi: The Capital recorded its coolest April day in three years as light rain and overcast skies all-day on Tuesday, under the influence of a western disturbance, provided a cooling effect across Delhi-NCR. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Wednesday, forecasting similar weather to persist in the region, with light rain, overcast skies, and gusty winds up to 50 km/hr, which are expected to further lower the maximum temperature.

A woman covers her child with her shawl amid rain in New Delhi on Tuesday. . (ANI)

On Tuesday, Delhi’s maximum temperature stood at 28.8°C – six degrees below normal and the coolest since 28.7°C on April 30, 2023. The minimum stood at 20.1°C – around normal.

While IMD maintained a yellow alert throughout the day, rainfall intensity increased after 9:30 pm in parts of the city. At around 10pm, IMD upgraded the alert to orange, forecasting moderate showers all across Delhi till around 1 am.

Safdarjung, Delhi’s base station for weather, received 0.4mm of rain in 24 hours till 8:30 am and another 3mm between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm. Palam meanwhile logged 1.4mm till 8:30 am and another 2.1mm till 5:30 pm. Lodhi Road logged 1mm and 3mm till 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, respectively, data showed. The IMD also said the highest wind speed was 56 km/hr at Palam on Tuesday,around 1:30 pm. Though no flights were cancelled or diverted at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Tuesday. Data from the flight-tracking website FlightRadar24 showed that over 400 flights were delayed at the airport – mostly departures.

“There is a likelihood of very light to light rain and gusty winds on Wednesday morning, with another similar spell of rain and strong winds expected towards the evening. The maximum is likely to hover between 25-27°C on Wednesday, making for another cool day,” said an IMD official, stating rains will stop from Thursday onwards.

The maximum is likely to hover between 30 and 32°C on Thursday, and the minimum is likely to be between 16 and 18 °C.

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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