Yesterday it rained in Delhi which surely was a pleasant surprise, but surely the rain helped Delhi's Air Quality due to favourable wind speed caused by a western disturbance affecting northwest India.

As at 6 am today, the AQI was recorded at 374 in Anand Vihar, 301 in Shadipur, 397 in Rohini, 355 in Sirifort, according to data by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The Safdarjung Observatory, the national capital's primary weather station, recorded 7.2 mm of rainfall yesterday. An official at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that due to the rain, the wind speed improved to 20 kilometres per hour, aiding the dispersion of pollutants, news agency PTI reported.

At 10 pm yesterday, Delhi's AQI stood at 387, improving from 395 at 4 pm and 400 at 9 am.

The air quality is likely to improve further since more shower is predicted in Delhi and its surrounding areas today. "Light intensity rain/drizzle would continue to occur over and adjoining areas of NCR (Ballabhgarh) Sohana, Palwal, Nuh, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana) Bijnaur, Chandpur, Amroha, Moradabad, Sambhal, Billari, Chandausi, Jahangirabad, Anupshahar, Bahajoi, others during the next 2 hours," the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC) said on Tuesday.

The national capital has recorded 10 severe air quality days this November so far.