Delhi weather: Met dept predicts rains, thunderstorms; Yamuna near evacuation level

People take cover under a structure during rain at Connaught Place, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Delhi weather: Delhi and the surrounding national capital region (NCR) will likely witness rain and thunderstorms on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department said in it weather prediction.

Regional Meteorological Centre New Delhi shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), "19/08/2025: 08:30 IST; Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorm and lightning is very likely to occur at Deoband, Nazibabad, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnaur, Khatauli, Sakoti Tanda, Hastinapur (U.P.) Dausa, Viratnagar (Rajasthan). Light rainfall is very likely to occur at Delhi ( Ayanagar), NCR (Gurugram), Shamli, Kandhla, Daurala (U.P.) Kotputli, Alwar, Rajgarh, Mahandipur Balaji (Rajasthan) during the next 2 hours."

On Tuesday, the minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 26.7 degrees Celsius — 0.2 notches below normal for this time of the year. The relative humidity hovered around 97 percent at 8.30 am, the weather department said, and added that the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 35 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, the air quality remained in the "satisfactory" category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 90, as per the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) 9 am bulletin.

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'.

Meanwhile, on the water-logging front, the water level in Yamuna river at Delhi's Old Railway Bridge reached 205.79 metres, slightly short of the 206-metre evacuation level, at 8 am on Tuesday.

The water level in the river had touched 205.55 metres on Monday afternoon, breaching the danger mark of 205.33 metres and has been increasing since then.

Officials said the situation is being closely monitored and all the agencies concerned have been asked to take precautionary measures to handle flood-like situation.

occur at Delhi ( Ayanagar), NCR ( Gurugram), Shamli, Kandhla, Daurala (U.P.) Kotputli, Alwar, Rajgarh, Mahandipur Balaji (Rajasthan) during the next 2 hours pic.twitter.com/ZgjMNLaumg

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(With agency inputs)