Delhi records low of 25.7 degrees Celsius

Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 25.7 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD has forecast a partial cloudy sky and no rain on Saturday and Sunday, with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 35 degrees Celsius.

Relative humidity was recorded at 82 per cent at 8:30 am.

The air quality was recorded in the “moderate” category at 9 am on Saturday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 124, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

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According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.

On Friday, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 36.1 degrees Celsius, 1.8 notches above normal, the weather office said. It said that the minimum settled at 25.1 degrees Celsius, 1.2 notches above the season’s average.

The relative humidity was 79 per cent in the morning and dropped to 54 per cent in the evening, with no rainfall logged in the national capital in the past 24 hours, the IMD said.

The weather department further informed that southwest monsoon has officially withdrawn from Delhi and adjoining regions a day ahead of its usual schedule on Wednesday.