Rain lashes Delhi, IMD issues orange alert across city
N Heavy rains drenched many parts of the national capital on Tuesday (July 28, 2026), with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert
N Heavy rains drenched many parts of the national capital on Tuesday (July 28, 2026), with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert for the city for the next few hours. Dark clouds blanketed the sky through the morning as moderate to heavy showers continued across Delhi. The weather office has forecast overcast skies with moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds in the capital for the next few hours.
According to the IMD, Safdarjung recorded 32.4 mm of cumulative rainfall till 8:30 a.m., followed by Ridge at 37.6 mm, Lodi Road at 36.7 mm, Ayanagar at 4.0 mm and Palam at 0.8 mm. Between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. on Monday (July 27, 2026), Ridge recorded 19.4 mm of rainfall, followed by Lodhi Road at 11.5 mm, Safdarjung at 8.0 mm, Ayanagar at 3.8 mm, while Palam recorded no rainfall during the period.
The minimum temperature at Safdarjung settled at 25.5 degrees Celsius, 1.8 notches below normal. The capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 77 at 9 am in the 'satisfactory' category, according to the Central
Pollution Control Board. An AQI between 0 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'.
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