Thunderstorm, heavy rains lash Delhi-NCR through the night

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A thunderstorm with heavy rains lashed Delhi and adjoining areas through the intervening night between Friday and Saturday.

Athunderstorm with heavy rains lashed Delhi and adjoining areas through the intervening night between Friday and Saturday.

Indicating that the rain would not let up for a little while longer, the Indian Meteorological Department tweeted at 4.55 am that a thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas.

“Thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and Delhi-NCR (Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Karnal, Panipat, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Kosali, Rewari, Bawal, Nuh (Haryana), Shamli, Kandhla, Baraut, Bagpat (Uttar Pradesh), Bhiwari (Rajasthan),” the IMD said.

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08/01/2022: 04:55 IST; Thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and Delhi ( ), NCR ( Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Karnal, Panipat, Mattanhail, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Kosali, Rewari, Bawal, Nuh (Haryana)

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 7, 2022

#WATCH: Rain lashes Delhi-NCR; visuals from Chanakyapuri area

"Thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain would occur over & adjoining areas of entire Delhi and NCR (Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) during the next 2 hours," says India Meteorological Department pic.twitter.com/0ue7HoLvMj

— ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2022

Delhi: Rain lashes parts of the national capital; visuals from Firoz Shah Road pic.twitter.com/YEGqiGQ6jW

— ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2022

AIR QUALITY IN DELHI

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Delhi reported its best air quality on Friday in over two months, with agencies predicting that rain and strong winds may yield the first “good” air day of the year on Saturday.

The city’s 24-hour air quality index (AQI) read 182 on Friday, the best it has been since October 26 when it stood at 139. It was 258 on Thursday.

The Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor, SAFAR, said the AQI improved to the “moderate” category due to rain.