Warm morning in Delhi

- July 16, 2026
| By : PTI |

Minimum temperature settles at 30.2°C, three notches above normal; partly cloudy skies and a high of 38°C forecast as city's AQI remains in the moderate category

India Gate

The national capital Delhi recorded a warm morning on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 30.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average.

The weather office has predicted a partly cloudy sky, with the maximum temperature expected to settle at 38 degrees Celsius.

The air quality was recorded in the ‘moderate’ category at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 163, the 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’.