Air pollution levels are likely to decline as several locations in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) have started to experience thunderstorms with light rain and moderate winds. The air quality index at 4.30 pm was 435 in the “severe” category.
There is a hail storm warning Gannaur in Haryana in the afternoon. Many other places, including Kharkhoda, Sonepat, Hansi, etc., are also likely to receive hail, according to scientists at the Delhi Regional Meteorological Center.
Rain and thunder are associated with a western disturbance that began impacting the western Himalayas on Saturday. Gusty winds of 30 to 40 km / h were blowing in many parts of NCR also on Sunday before it started to rain.
“The rain that we are registering is mainly due to an active western disturbance that is affecting the Himalayas. In the hills, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are experiencing heavy to moderate rains. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, northwestern Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh are receiving thunderstorms and hail, ”said Anand Sharma, IMD scientist.
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