Delhi To See Cloudy Night, Light Rain; Yellow Alert For Saturday

New Delhi is expected to see a cloudy night with very light rain or drizzle at isolated places, even as the city’s maximum temperature settled below normal at 33 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.

Light rain likely at night

Delhi is likely to receive a spell of light rain at isolated places at night, according to the weather office.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a generally cloudy sky with very light rain or drizzle at isolated places at night.

The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 33 degrees Celsius, which was 1.3 degrees below normal, the weather office said.

Surface winds are likely to reach 20-30 kmph during the night, according to the forecast.

The winds may occasionally gust up to 40 kmph during the night, the forecast said.

The humidity was recorded at 81 per cent in the evening hours.

The forecast indicates a cloudy night with isolated light precipitation, rather than widespread rain, as the IMD specifically described the expected rain or drizzle as being at isolated places.

Yellow alert for Saturday

For Saturday, the IMD has issued a ‘yellow alert’.

The Saturday forecast is for generally cloudy skies with moderate rain.

The alert follows the forecast for very light rain or drizzle at isolated places at night.

Delhi woke up to a sunny morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 24.2 degrees Celsius.

That minimum temperature was 0.3 degree above normal.

The shift in the forecast from very light rain or drizzle at isolated places at night to moderate rain under a ‘yellow alert’ for Saturday is the key weather update from the IMD.

Station-wise maximum temperatures

Station-wise data showed variation across Delhi’s monitoring locations, with Palam recording a maximum temperature of 31.2 degrees Celsius.

The maximum temperature at Palam was 3.5 degrees below normal.

Lodi Road recorded a maximum temperature of 32.3 degrees Celsius.

The Lodi Road maximum temperature was 0.7 degree below normal.

The Ridge also recorded a maximum temperature of 32.3 degrees Celsius.

At the Ridge, the maximum temperature was 1.9 degrees below normal.

Ayanagar recorded a maximum temperature of 31.9 degrees Celsius.

The maximum temperature at Ayanagar was 2.2 degrees below normal.

These station readings show that the maximum temperature remained below normal at Palam, Lodi Road, the Ridge and Ayanagar.

The city-level maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius was also below normal by 1.3 degrees.

Minimum temperature readings

The minimum temperature at Palam was 21.4 degrees Celsius.

That Palam minimum was 2.5 degrees below normal.

Lodhi Road recorded a minimum temperature of 23.7 degrees Celsius.

The Lodhi Road minimum was 0.7 degree above normal.

The Ridge recorded a minimum temperature of 20.5 degrees Celsius.

That Ridge minimum was 3.2 degrees below normal.

Ayanagar recorded a minimum temperature of 23.4 degrees Celsius.

The Ayanagar minimum was 0.2 degree below normal.

At the city level, Delhi’s minimum temperature settled at 24.2 degrees Celsius.

That city-level minimum was 0.3 degree above normal.

The station-wise minimum temperatures therefore ranged from 20.5 degrees Celsius at the Ridge to 23.7 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road among the locations listed in the IMD-related data.

The source data also showed that some stations were below normal on minimum temperature, while Lodhi Road and the city-level reading were above normal.

Air quality remains satisfactory

Delhi’s air quality index stood at 76 at 7 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

An AQI of 76 falls in the “satisfactory” category under the CPCB’s scale.

The CPCB said the “satisfactory” category is likely to persist over the next two days.

Under the CPCB’s AQI scale, a reading of 0-50 is considered “good”.

A reading of 51-100 is considered “satisfactory” under the CPCB scale.

A reading of 101-200 is considered “moderate”.

A reading of 201-300 is considered “poor”.

A reading of 301-400 is considered “very poor”.

A reading of 401-500 is considered “severe”.

The reported AQI of 76 places Delhi within the 51-100 band identified by the CPCB as “satisfactory”.

The CPCB’s category scale provides the context for the 7 pm reading and for the outlook that the “satisfactory” category is likely to persist over the next two days.

Monsoon withdrawal context

The Southwest Monsoon withdrew from Delhi on Wednesday (September 23, 2026), the India Meteorological Department said.

The withdrawal was two days ahead of its normal withdrawal date of September 25.

The weather office said the monsoon further withdrew from most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan on Wednesday (September 23, 2026).

It also withdrew from the entire national capital on Wednesday (September 23, 2026), according to the weather office.

The withdrawal also covered some parts of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, the weather office said.

The current Delhi forecast therefore comes after the IMD said the Southwest Monsoon had withdrawn from the entire national capital.

The IMD’s latest forecast still includes a generally cloudy sky with very light rain or drizzle at isolated places at night.

For Saturday, the IMD has separately forecast generally cloudy skies with moderate rain under a ‘yellow alert’.

What the latest data shows

The main weather development is that Delhi is under a night forecast for very light rain or drizzle at isolated places, followed by a Saturday outlook of generally cloudy skies with moderate rain.

The city’s maximum temperature settled at 33 degrees Celsius, 1.3 degrees below normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 24.2 degrees Celsius, 0.3 degree above normal.

At Palam, both the maximum temperature of 31.2 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature of 21.4 degrees Celsius were below normal.

At Lodi Road, the maximum temperature of 32.3 degrees Celsius was below normal, while Lodhi Road’s minimum temperature of 23.7 degrees Celsius was above normal.

At the Ridge, both the maximum temperature of 32.3 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature of 20.5 degrees Celsius were below normal.

At Ayanagar, the maximum temperature of 31.9 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature of 23.4 degrees Celsius were both below normal.

The evening humidity reading was 81 per cent, and surface winds during the night are likely to be 20-30 kmph with occasional gusts up to 40 kmph.

The air quality reading at 7 pm was 76, and the CPCB placed it in the “satisfactory” category.

The “satisfactory” air quality category is likely to persist over the next two days, according to the CPCB.

Together, the IMD and CPCB updates point to a cloudy and intermittently wet short-term weather outlook for Delhi, with air quality remaining in the “satisfactory” band as classified by the CPCB.