India, Jan. 22 -- New Delhi

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted light to moderate rainfall in Delhi over the next few days and issued a yellow alert for Friday, even as the air quality index (AQI) continued to improve on Wednesday.

Officials said that a western disturbance is likely to cause multiple spells of light to moderate spells of continuous rainfall throughout Friday.

"Generally cloudy skies are expected to persist on Thursday and Friday. One or two spells of light rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of speed 30-40 kmph are likely to occur during the early to forenoon hours on Friday. Another spell of very light to light rain is likely towards the afternoon and evening," an IMD off...