IMD issues Orange alert for Delhi, IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rains in parts of capital

New Delhi: An Orange alert for ‘heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rainfall in parts of the nationwide capital has been issued by the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday (May 19). “There is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places as a result of interaction between the remnant of cyclonic storm Tauktae and a Western Disturbance,” the IMD stated. Strong winds gusting up to 60 kilometers per hour are anticipated in parts of the capital, predicted the climate company. 

In an impact-based advisory, the IMD predicted waterlogging in low-lying areas, visitors disruption and uprooting of small vegetation.

Rainfall recorded under 15 mm is taken into account gentle, between 15 and 64.5 mm is average, between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm is heavy and between 115.6 mm and 204.4 mm is very heavy. Anything above 204.4 mm is taken into account extraordinarily heavy rainfall.

Rainfall exercise to lower on May 20, predicts IMD 

As per the IMD, the rainfall exercise is very seemingly to lower on Thursday. Scattered to pretty widespread rain is predicted in the capital, it stated.

In the previous 24 hours ending at 8:30 am, the town registered 1.8 mm rainfall, the climate division stated.

The rainfall and gusty winds on Wednesday introduced the utmost temperature down to 30.8 levels Celsius, which is the bottom in the month of May in 4 years, in accordance to IMD knowledge.

Delhi’s air high quality had improved to the ‘passable’ class on Tuesday, the primary time since September final yr, due to rainfall and robust winds, in accordance to the Central Pollution Control Board knowledge.

The metropolis had recorded a 24-hour common air high quality index (AQI) of 93 on Tuesday.

An AQI between 201 and 300 is taken into account poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 extreme, whereas an AQI above 500 falls in the extreme plus class. 

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