The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 18.1 degrees Celsius on Saturday, a day after it witnessed the hottest morning so far this year at 20.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The IMD has predicted the temperature to drop further over the next few days.
Safdarjung, Delhi’s base station, recorded a minimum temperature of 18.1 degrees Celsius, 3 degrees above normal.
Palam and Lodhi Road weather stations recorded a low of 16.6 degrees Celsius each.
The weather department has forecast very light rain or drizzle accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning from morning to forenoon on Sunday, which is likely to bring the temperature down.
By Monday, the IMD said, the minimum temperature is likely to settle around 14-16 degrees Celsius and the maximum around 31-33 degrees Celsius.
Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 145, in the ‘moderate’ category, on Saturday morning, an improvement from 189 on Friday evening, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between 0 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’.
Delhi’s air quality is likely to remain in the ‘moderate’ category for the next few days, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS).
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