Delhi Weather Today: Temperatures in Delhi have begun to rise a week after chilling cold. The maximum temperature in the national capital on Sunday rose to 26.1 degrees Celsius, which is 6.5 degrees more than normal. This is the highest temperature recorded in Delhi this time of the year in the last six years.
According to the Meteorological Department, between the years 2019 and 2025, the temperature in the month of January was more than 26 degrees for the first time. On January 21, 2019, the maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 28.7 degrees Celsius.
Delhi Weather Forecast: Possibility Of Rain
The maximum and the minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 24 and 11 degrees Celsius, respectively, on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light rain on January 22 and 23 due to a fresh western disturbance.
"We have been recording western disturbances this January, which have brought rain to the plains and snowfall across the mountains. However, the gap between the western disturbances has been very short, meaning the wind direction is not consistently staying northwesterly, which brings the chill from the mountains towards the plains. On Sunday, we also had a minimal impact of fog and clear skies, which, coupled with a variable wind direction, led to a rise in temperature locally," said Mahesh Palawat, vice president at Skymet.
On Sunday, the national capital's Air Quality Index (AQI) slipped to 'very poor', with a reading of 362 at 6 pm. The AQI was in the 'poor' category at 7 pm on Saturday, with a reading of 263.
An AQI between 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe'.The humidity level oscillated between 71 per cent and 100 per cent.