Delhiites woke up to overcast skies on Saturday, with the weather department predicting light rain and issuing a yellow alert for the day. 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 remain at 16 degrees Celsius, it said.
The capital city received 42.1 mm of rain in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am on Saturday.
The weather department issued a yellow alert for Saturday and predicted cloudy skies with light rain during the day.
Meanwhile, the air quality in Delhi improved to ‘moderate’ with the AQI settling at 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 ‘poor’ very’, and 401 and 500 ‘difficult’.
The humidity was 100 per cent at 8.30am on Saturday.
