Delhi weather update: Parts of city receive light rainfall today

Parts of Delhi received light rainfall on Wednesday as the city is predicted to witness thunderstorm accompanied by gusty winds with a speed of up to 30-40 kmph later in the day.
A splash of rainfall was witnessed in Central Delhi areas, including the buzzing market of Connaught Place.

According to the weather office, the city will see light rain or thundershower and gusty winds towards the evening or night.

The drizzling is expected to improve the foggy weather in the capital.

A layer of dense fog enveloped the national capital on Wednesday morning hampering the flight and train operations, officials said.

Zero visibility was reported at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at 6.30 am as a thick layer of fog engulfed the area. The visibility remained the same till 9 am, they said.

The Delhi airport saw diversions of at least three flights on Wednesday morning due to bad weather, an official said.

Another official said that several trains were running late due to the "very dense" fog.

Weather fluctuations are expected to continue till February 3 because of a western disturbance with further changes anticipated from thereon, a senior official said.

Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 7.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, on Wednesday.

The average maximum temperature in Delhi this month till January 30 stood at 17.7 degrees Celsius, the lowest in 13 years, according to an official data till Tuesday.

The average minimum temperature in the national capital during the same period was pegged at 6.2 degrees Celsius, the second lowest in 13 years, the data showed.

Meanwhile, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the 'very poor' category with a reading of 370 at 8 am.

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'.