Scattered light rain, gusty winds tonight: IMD sounds yellow alert for Delhi

IMD has forecast that the impact of a prevailing western disturbance would continue till Saturday, with very light rain likely during the day.

Published on: May 9, 2025, 19:05:49 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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NEW DELHI: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a yellow alert for Friday night, forecasting scattered rain expected in isolated parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region. It said winds are also expected to increase towards the night — to 30-40 km/hour, possibly gusting up to 50 km/hr.

Isolated light rain was recorded in southwest Delhi during the day, with Palam recording 5.3mm of rainfall between 8:30am and 5:30pm (HT PHOTO/SANCHIT KHANNA)

Isolated light rain was recorded in southwest Delhi during the day, with Palam recording 5.3mm of rainfall between 8:30am and 5:30pm. In the past 24 hours till Friday’s 8:30 am, isolated light rain was recorded in parts of east and central Delhi with Mayur Vihar and Lodhi road recording 0.5mm and ‘trace’ rainfall respectively.

IMD has forecast that the impact of a prevailing western disturbance would continue till Saturday, with very light rain likely during the day.

“There is a chance of scattered light rain in Delhi NCR late on Friday night and during the day on Saturday. From Sunday, we do not expect rain, but cloudiness will still persist,” said an IMD official, adding that no colour-coded alert was in place from Saturday onwards.

Delhi has recorded 77.8mm of monthly rainfall in May, essentially on account of the 77mm rain on May 2. This was the second-highest single day rainfall in May ever, IMD had said.

Mahesh Palawat, vice president at Skymet said the impact of the western disturbance was weakening, with more activity likely north of Punjab.

“In Delhi NCR, we may see some isolated spell of rain. Gusty winds may occur again in isolated places. However, the impact of the western disturbance is all but over and while chances of rain exist till Saturday, beyond it, we will likely to see cloudiness till Tuesday,” he said, adding mercury is not expected to rise above 40°C during this period.

The maximum on Friday was 36.7°C, three degrees below normal. It was 37.3°C a day earlier. The minimum stood at 25.7°C, which was a degree above normal. It was 26.8°C a day earlier. Forecasts show the maximum will hover between 36-39°C over the weekend, while the minimum will be between 26-28°C.

Delhi’s air quality improved in the past 24 hours. The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 151 (moderate) at 4 pm on Friday, as compared to 169 (moderate) at the same time on Thursday.

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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