Delhi woke up to a cloudy sky on Sunday, September 27, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting thunderstorms and gusty winds for today. The weather agency has issued a ‘yellow alert’ for light rainfall.
“Generally cloudy sky is expected to persist. One or two spells of very light to light rain at most places are expected,” an IMD official said, adding that thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds could accompany the rainfall.
The city received 5mm of rain from 8.30 pm on Saturday to 8.30 am on Sunday. For the first time in the past seven years, Delhi has received rainfall so late in September.
The minimum temperature settled below the season’s average at 21 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The weather department has predicted a cloudy sky with the maximum temperature expected to touch 31 degrees Celsius.
According to the , temperatures throughout the upcoming week will stay mostly below average.
While early winter typically begins in late October in , the below-average temperatures this week have brought a pleasant drop. Social media users, however, have already declared this dip in mercury as the start of winter.
“Delhi weather suddenly feels like early winter. Feels like the season changed overnight,” a user said. “Kambal lene ki naubat aa gayi thi kal😭 (Had to use a blanket last night)” another added.
A user said, “Hoping that this stays. Otherwise, Delhi winters are now only felt in oct. That’s too late, October. So if it’s happening, let’s hope it stays.”
“Just wake up feeling chills in the fan .. not winter feel but definitely cooler day compared to last year 🔥🙌” another user said.
However, a netizen rightly pointed out that the cool weather is due to Cyclone Arnab. “Don’t get dragged away with it.. it is the effect of Cyclone Arnab in the Bay of Bengal across the Indian coast of . In a week, temperature will rise again till 36° and feels liks 41°” the netizen commented.
“Last time bhi aesa hua tha, but sardi sirf 10-15 din ki he thi..😂😂😂” added another netizen.
The air quality was recorded as ‘satisfactory’ at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 54, according to the Sameer App. As winter approaches, air quality is expected to deteriorate.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.
