Parts of the national capital witnessed light rainfall on Friday evening, bringing respite for the residents. The temperature was recorded at around 19 degrees Celsius. According to the latest IMD bulletin, Delhi is likely to see a partly cloudy sky along with showers tomorrow with a minimum temperature hovering around 15 degrees Celsius.

| Parts of Delhi witness light rainfall

Visuals from Akbar Road

Besides Delhi, other parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) including Noida and Haryana also witnessed rainfall adding to cool weather conditions. Haryana’s Karnal received heavy rainfall accompanied by hailstorm.

| Haryana’s Karnal receives heavy rainfall and hailstorm — ANI (@ANI)

The change in weather conditions has also led to the much-needed improvement in the air quality in Delhi. According to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the national capital recorded its lowest AQI in 2025 on Friday, with an average AQI of 121, as per the daily AQI Bulletin by CPCB. ⁠The average AQI of 121 for Delhi today is the lowest during January–February in the last 3 years since 2023.

Meanwhile, parts of Punjab and Haryana received rains in the past 24 hours, causing a dip in temperatures in the two states, the weather office said on Friday. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, received 10.9 mm of rain during this period, the Met department said.

In Punjab, Amritsar received 17.5 mm of rain, Ludhiana 5.8 mm, Patiala 7.2 mm, Bathinda 1 mm, Faridkot 6.1 mm, Gurdaspur 20.7 mm, Ferozepur 10.5 mm, Hoshiarpur 20.5 mm and Mohali 3 mm. In Haryana, Ambala received 6.2 mm of rain, Hisar 2.8 mm, Karnal 4 mm and Rohtak received 0.6 mm of rain. The minimum temperatures dropped up to three notches at many places in the two states, including in Chandigarh, when compared to Thursday’s temperatures.

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