Delhiites woke up to an overcast sky as light rain continued to lash parts of the city on Saturday. The minimum temperature settled at 12.7 degrees Celsius, six notches above the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The maximum temperature is expected to touch 16 degrees Celsius, the weather department added.
A yellow alert has been issued by the weather department with generally cloudy sky expected throughout the day.
The national capital recorded a rainfall of 42.1 millimetres in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am on Saturday.
The air quality improved to ‘moderate’ with an Air Quality Index of 152 at 9 am on Saturday, according to Central Pollution Control Board data.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
