The national capital’s rain caused severe traffic congestion in a number of locations. Two episodes of rain fell, one in the morning and the second at midday. The weather service forecasted further light rain in the next days, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded varying levels of rainfall throughout the city.
As of 8:30 am on July 4, the IMD reports that the following locations have received 9.2 mm of rain in the previous 24 hours: Safdarjung, 7.4 mm at Lodhi Road, 5.6 mm at Ridge, 17.4 mm at Palam, and 40.8 mm at Ayanagar.
According to a 12 pm weather alert, “Light intensity rain and drizzle will occur at a few places in South Delhi and South-East Delhi (Akshardham, Lodi Road, Nehru Stadium, Defence Colony, Lajpat Nagar, Malviya Nagar, Kalkaji, Tughlakabad, East of Kailash, Chhattarpur, IGNOU, Ayanagar, and Deramandi) in the next two hours.”
The weather agency reports that Delhi’s minimum temperature was 24.8 degrees Celsius, three degrees below the season’s average.
During the day, the department forecasted a typically cloudy sky with light rain.
At 8:30 am, there was 94% humidity.
The meteorological agency predicts that the highest temperature will be approximately 34 degrees Celsius.
At nine in the morning, the Central Pollution Control Board said that the national capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was reading 78, placing it in the “satisfactory” category.
An AQI of 0–50 is regarded as “good,” 51–100 as “satisfactory,” 101–200 as “moderate,” 201–300 as “poor,” 301–400 as “very poor,” and 401–500 as “severe.”