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Sunny morning in Delhi, rain likely

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It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Saturday and the minimum temperature settled at 21.4 degrees Celsius, 6.6 notches below the season’s average, officials said.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by rain and gusty winds on Saturday and Sunday. The maximum temperature on Saturday is expected to settle around 37 degrees Celsius.

Humidity levels stood at 77 per cent at 8.30 am.

The city’s air quality was recorded in the “satisfactory” category at 9 am on Saturday with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 75, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.

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’.

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