# Delhi logs season’s lowest min temp at 17°C, rain forecast 2026-10-26T02:27:09+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Overnight rain and isolated hailstorms on Sunday, 25 October brought Delhi's minimum temperature down to 17°C, the lowest recorded this season, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather activity, attributed to a feeble western disturbance and moisture from the Arabian Sea, also saw gusty winds of up to 85 kmph in Kaithal. Delhi's Ridge recorded the lowest minimum among stations at 16.2°C, with Lodhi Road at 16.4°C, Palam at 16.7°C, and Safdarjung receiving 4.4 mm of rain. Delhi's air quality improved on Sunday, with the 24-hour average AQI at 153, a drop from 191 on Saturday, but remained in the ‘moderate’ category. The Central Pollution Control Board classifies an AQI of 101-200 as moderate. However, the Air Quality Early Warning System forecasts that the AQI may enter the ‘poor’ category from 26 to 28 October and fluctuate between 'poor' and 'moderate' over the next six days. The IMD has forecast another spell of light rain on 29 and 30 October, with minimum temperatures likely to fall further to between 15°C and 17°C. Update, 26 October 2026: The ABP Live and India TV reports add that overnight rain and isolated hail on Sunday, 25 October brought the minimum temperature to a season-low of 17°C. ABP Live reports the IMD has forecast light rain on 29 to 30 October, with minimum temperatures possibly falling to 15°C. India TV adds that the Air Quality Early Warning System predicts the AQI will enter the 'poor' category from 26 to 28 October. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three outlets report the same essential facts: overnight rain and hail on Sunday, 25 October brought Delhi's minimum temperature to 17°C, the season's lowest, and improved the AQI to 'moderate' (153-160 range). Times Now and India TV each note a forecast that the AQI could enter 'poor' category from 26 to 28 October, while ABP emphasises the IMD's rain forecast for 29 to 30 October and the possibility of temperatures falling to 15 to 17°C. There is no significant editorial divergence: all three present the same official data from the CPCB and IMD in a neutral, straight-news style. The uniform coverage confirms the key development for readers: cooler weather has arrived after rain, but air quality is expected to worsen again from Monday. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Straight reporting of AQI and IMD data - abplive.com (neutral report) Leads with temperature record, includes rain forecast - indiatvnews.com (neutral report) Leads with colder days, includes AQI deterioration warning This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: CPCB, Delhi, IMD Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-aqi-at-160-imd-predicts-clear-skies-minimum-16c/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-aqi-at-160-imd-predicts-clear-skies-minimum-16c/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/