# IMD Heavy Rainfall Alert and Delhi Air Quality

> IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for South India and Western Himalayas; Delhi AQI remains 'very poor'.
- Title: IMD Heavy Rainfall Alert and Delhi Air Quality · mint
- Summary: IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for South India and Western Himalayas; Delhi AQI remains 'very poor'.
- Keywords: india meteorological department, delhi air quality index, very poor aqi, tamil nadu rainfall, western himalayan region, andaman nicobar islands, nagaland rainfall, manipur rainfall, mizoram rainfall, tripura rainfall, kashmir valley snowfall, india
- Source: mint — https://livemint.com/news/india/weather-today-imd-issues-heavy-rainfall-alert-in-these-states-delhi-aqi-remains-very-poor-11794273639981.html
- Author: Akriti Anand
- Published: 2026-11-10T01:30:06+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: india meteorological department, delhi air quality index, very poor aqi, tamil nadu rainfall, western himalayan region, andaman nicobar islands, nagaland rainfall, manipur rainfall, mizoram rainfall, tripura rainfall, kashmir valley snowfall, india
## IMD Heavy Rainfall Forecast
The India Meteorological Department forecasts isolated heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu on November 9 and 10.

> The india meteorological department has forecast isolated heavy rainfall over tamil nadu on november 9 and 10
## Kashmir Valley Weather Alert
The IMD forecasts isolated heavy rainfall or snowfall in parts of Kashmir Valley on November 12 and 13.

> under the influence of a western disturbance, scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/snowfall is likely over the western himalayan region
## Delhi Weather Forecast
Delhi is expected to have partly cloudy skies with moderate fog in the morning and temperatures between 14°C to 29°C.

> partly cloudy sky. moderate fog at most places in the morning hours. the maximum and minimum temperatures over delhi are likely to be in the range of twenty-seven degrees celsius to twenty-nine degrees celsius and fourteen degrees celsius to sixteen degrees celsius
## Delhi AQI Status
Delhi's air quality index remained in the 'very poor' category at 311 early Tuesday.

> delhi's air quality index remained in the "very poor" category at 311 early tuesday
## Diwali Pollution Impact
Delhi recorded its most polluted Diwali in five years with AQI peaking at 2,283 after Diwali.

> the city's aqi had peaked at 2,283 after diwali
## AQI Discrepancy
Private agencies reported Delhi AQI at 637, classifying it as 'hazardous', while official data showed 'very poor'.

> the platform also reported that the city's aqi had peaked at two thousand two hundred eighty-three after diwali
## Key takeaway

The India Meteorological Department forecasts heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and parts of the Western Himalayas, while Delhi's air quality index remains in the 'very poor' category at 311.