Winter Chill Bites As Rain Drenches Parts Of Delhi-NCR, AQI Remains 'Very Poor'

Cloudy sky with thunderstorms and winds expected are expected to remain in Delhi on Friday.

Light rain lashed parts of Delhi on Friday morning.

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Several parts of Delhi received light rain early in the morning on Friday adding to the winter chill in the national capital. 

On Friday, the India Meteorological Department said a western disturbance is likely to interact with lower-level easterly winds over the central parts of the country, resulting in significant moisture feeding from both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, particularly on Friday and Saturday. 

The Friday shower is an impact of this weather system, according to the IMD. The weather system is also likely to influence scattered to fairly widespread rainfall and snowfall over the western Himalayan region. 

#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from India Gate as the National Capital received rainfall today early in the morning.

The lowest recorded temperature is 12°C today, as per the IMD pic.twitter.com/fFO9P2cSEg

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A generally cloudy sky is expected to remain over the national capital on Friday with light to moderate thunderstorms coupled with lightning and gusty winds at speeds of 30-40 kmph.

VIDEO | Rain lashes various parts of Delhi. Early morning visuals from near IGI Airport.

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The maximum temperature is expected to remain around 23 degrees while the minimum temperature is likely to settle at around 8 degrees Celsius. 

On Thursday, the minimum temperature in the national capital settled at 8.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal, while the maximum reached 24.1 degrees Celsius, 1.7 degrees above the average, the weather department said.

The air quality remained in 'very poor' category with an Air Quality Index of 369.

The air quality remained in the 'very poor' category with an Air Quality Index of 369. Out of 37 monitoring stations, 9 stations recorded air quality in the 'severe' category with a reading above 400. These stations include Bawana (411), CRRI Mathura Road (413), Dwarka Sector 8 (409), Mundka (413), Nehru Nagar (441), Okhla Phase 2 (425), Patparganj (401), RK Puram (410), and Sirifort (407). 

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.