Delhi Likely To Witness Light Drizzle As City Wakes Up To Cloudy Sky, Min Temp At 27 Degrees Celcius

Delhiites woke up to a cloudy morning on Saturday as the city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.6 degrees Clesius, normal during the season, according to the IMD.

Delhiites woke up to a cloudy morning on Saturday as the city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.6 degrees Clesius, normal during the season, according to the India Meteorological Department. The IMD has predicted a generally cloudy sky and very light drizzle at one or two places with gusty winds during the day, as reported by PTI. Earlier on Friday, the national capital received a fresh spell of rain under the influence of Cyclone Biparjoy and a western disturbance active over the northwest Himalayan region.

According to PTI, delhi witnessed 7 mm of rainfall in 24 hours till 8.30 on Saturday. The weather office said, the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 36 degrees Celsius. The humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 71 per cent, it added. The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the 'moderate' category at 127 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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'.

Ealier on Friday,  a sprightly shower accompanied by gusts of wind provided a much-needed relief to the national capital which had been reeling under sweltering heat for days. The pre-monsoon rain came under the influence of Cyclone Biparjoy and a western disturbance active over the northwest Himalayan region, inundating low-lying areas of the city and disrupting traffic flow.

After churning across the Arabian Sea for more than 10 days, Biparjoy made landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat on Thursday. However mild, the rain left several areas submerged in water and traffic out of gear on many stretches in Delhi.

Traffic was affected on the NH-48 IGI Airport stretch due to water-logging near the Rangpuri intersection and also on Captain Gaur Marg on the stretch between Modi Mill and Lajpat Nagar after an uprooted tree obstructed the way, said Delhi Traffic Police, as reported by PTI.

Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 27.9 degrees Celsius on Friday, while the maximum settled a 38.6 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The humidity in the capital oscillated between 87 and 42 per cent At 7 pm, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the 'moderate' category with a reading of 108, according to Central Pollution Control Board data.

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