Will It Rain In Delhi Today? Check IMD Forecast As It Predicts Dense Fog Over Northern India

(MENAFN- Live Mint) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted shallow to moderate fog over the national capital. While the temperatures over the city are expected to remain normal today, the weather agency said it is unlikely to receive rain today.

However, in the Western Himalayan region, the IMD said, three Western Disturbances will be in effect over the next 6 days, bringing rain to some regions of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and dense fog in states of Punjab, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh.

Delhi weather today

According to the weather agency, the national capital will see a partly cloudy sky on Wednesday, February 4, accompanied by moderate fog at many places with dense fog at isolated places during morning hours.

The maximum and minimum temperatures over Delhi are likely to remain in the normal range of 21°C to 23°C and 08°C to 10°C, respectively.

The IMD also predicted predominant surface wind over Delhi, from the northwest direction, with wind speed reaching up to 10 kmph during the morning hours.

The wind speed is expected to increase, becoming upto 15 kmph from the northwest direction during the afternoon, and then decreasing during the evening and night.

Delhi AQI today

Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was clocked at 319 at 8 am, placing it in the 'very poor' category.

Station-wise data according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed air quality at 26 stations in the poor category.

According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.

IMD forecast for other states:

The Met Dept,

Dense to very dense fog conditions likely during morning/night hours at isolated/ few places over Punjab,

Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh till 4th and dense fog conditions over Rajasthan till 4th; Himachal Pradesh,

Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana Chandigarh & Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh till 5th; East Uttar

Pradesh till 6th; Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim on 4th & 5th and Bihar during 4th -6th February 2026.

solated to scattered rainfall/snowfall with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds speed reaching (30-40

kmph) likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on

5th & 6th February.

❖ Isolated to Scattered to rainfall/snowfall with thunderstorm, lightning likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh

Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on 8th & 9th and isolated to scattered rainfall

likely over plains of northwestern and central India on 9th February.

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