New Delhi
The national capital saw an increase in the minimum temperature on Saturday morning, two days after a spell of light to moderate rain brought temperatures down.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for possible rain and thunderstorms for the next two days.
Safdarjung, the prime weather monitoring station in the city, recorded a minimum temperature of 25.9 degrees Celsius, a 3.1-degree increase from the day before. This was also 1.2 degrees above the normal.
Other weather stations also recorded a similar rise in minimum temperature.
Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 23.6 degrees Celsius, 2.3 degrees more than on Friday; Lodhi Road recorded a minimum temperature of 24.8 degrees Celsius, a 3-degree rise from the day before; Ridge recorded a 3.3-degree rise, and Ayanagar recorded a 4.2-degree rise.
The minimum temperatures at Ridge and Ayanagar were respectively 23.7 degrees and 25.6 degrees Celsius.
According to IMD, the maximum temperature on Saturday is expected to be 38-40 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, the weather department has issued a yellow alert for the next two days.
"A spell of very light to light rain accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning and strong winds with speeds of 30-40 kilometres per hour (kmph), even gusting to 50 kmph, is likely to occur on Sunday," said an IMD official.
Similar conditions might continue on Monday as well.
The air quality in the city, meanwhile, remained in the moderate category, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 119 at 9 am, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The 24-hour average AQI recorded at 4 pm on Friday was 120.
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As per the CPCB, an AQI of 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'.
The Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi has forecast the AQI to remain in the moderate category for the next few days.
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