India, Feb. 1 -- Residents of Delhi-NCR woke up to wet weather on Sunday as rain lashed parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a "yellow alert" for the national capital, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, strong winds and dense fog.

According to the weather office, the maximum temperature is expected to stay near 18 degrees Celsius, while the minimum is likely to hover around 11 degrees Celsius.

As of 6 am, the AQI in Delhi stood at 324 in the "very poor" category on February 1.

The IMD said the rainfall has been caused by another western disturbance affecting north-west India. Delhi has already experienced several such systems this month, earlier HT reported.

At the Safdarjung weather station, January r...