Delhi rains: NCR cities to witness light rainfall for 5 days, check full IMD forecast here

Delhi witnessed moderate rainfall on Thursday morning leading to waterlogging in various areas across the national capital. The Met Office has said, generally, cloudy skies with light to moderate rainfall are expected during the next five days in Delhi.  North, northeast and east Delhi, and Ghaziabad and Loni recorded moderate to heavy rainfall, it said.

The rain caused areas such as Lajpat Nagar, Neb Sarai, Mehrauli, Burari and Dwarka, Rajinder Nagar and Janakpuri to go underwater, leading to widespread traffic jams.

While the national capital's minimum temperature settled a notch below normal at 26.5 degrees Celsius, the maximum temperature was recorded at 30.6 degrees. According to Central Pollution Control Board data, the average Air Quality Index in Delhi stood in the 'satisfactory' category with a reading of 72.

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'.

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(With inputs from PTI)