Delhi: Rainy Saturday leads to sharp drop in max temp — and some waterlogging

Rainfall till 8.30 am Saturday had already resulted in excess for October so far. The Safdarjung station received 25.6 mm of rainfall till Saturday morning, an excess of 228% over a normal of 7.8 mm for the month till October 8.

According to the Delhi Traffic Police, several traffic-impacting incidents such as waterlogging, development of potholes, etc. have been reported across the city. The traffic control room received four calls of waterlogging from Pragati Maidan, Dhaula Kuan flyover, Maharani Bagh to Kilokari and Jhandewalan roundabout on Panchkuiyan Road, it said in a statement.

Similarly, two calls regarding potholes were received from Moti Bagh to Dhaula Kuan Flyover carriageway in front of Moti Bagh Gurudwara and Aurobindo Marg, it said.

Rainfall is likely to persist on Sunday, according to the IMD forecast. Cloudy skies, moderate rainfall and thundershowers in some places are likely on Sunday. The IMD has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for Sunday, which is a warning to ‘be aware’. Light rainfall is likely to continue on Monday and very light rainfall is likely on Tuesday. Thereafter, the city is set to remain dry, as per the IMD’s forecast for the next six days.

With strong winds and rainfall, the air quality in Delhi has fared well over the past two days. The AQI on Saturday was 56, in the ‘satisfactory’ category.