Overview
- Light showers were recorded early Sunday, with Safdarjung and Palam logging trace rainfall, Lodhi Road 0.2 mm, and the Ridge 0.6 mm.
- An IMD yellow alert warns of light rain with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph, with patchy fog and another brief spell possible through February 2–3.
- Delhi’s air quality deteriorated to the very poor band, with readings around 315–324, and the AQEWS expects very poor to poor levels to persist for several days.
- Temperatures swung sharply, with the minimum rising to about 12.1°C on Sunday after 6.7°C on Saturday, while the maximum is forecast near 17–19°C.
- IMD cites successive Western Disturbances through early week and projects February to trend warmer and drier than usual with below-normal rainfall over northwest India.