Delhi weather: Cloudy skies, thunderstorms likely as national capital records minimum temperature at 27.2 degrees
Delhi woke up to warm and humid conditions on Sunday, with the
minimum temperature
settling at 27.2 degrees Celsius, just slightly above the seasonal average, according to the
India Meteorological Department
(IMD).
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky through the day, with a possibility of thunder and lightning development later. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 38 degrees Celsius.
Relative humidity was recorded at 56 per cent at 8:30 am, reflecting the sultry morning conditions across the city.
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The air quality remained in the 'moderate' category, with the
Central Pollution Control Board
(CPCB) reporting an AQI of 198 at 9 am.
For context, the CPCB classifies an AQI between 101 and 200 as moderate, which may cause breathing discomfort to sensitive individuals.
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Gusty winds swept parts of city on Saturday
Weather activity picked up momentum on Saturday evening as gusty winds lashed several parts of Delhi, reaching speeds between 40 and 70 kilometres per hour. The IMD reported wind speeds of 46 kmph in Najafgarh, 41 kmph in Narayana, 31 kmph in Pitampura, 56 kmph in Palam, and 48 kmph in Pragati Maidan, mostly between 4:15 and 4:30 pm.
At the city's primary weather observatory in Safdarjung, wind speeds touched 40 kmph around 4:30 pm, causing a sharp 6-degree drop in temperature between 3:30 pm and 5 pm. These conditions were part of a regional weather disturbance that brought brief but intense activity across the National Capital Region (NCR), the IMD said.
AQI continues to fluctuate between moderate and poor
While the AQI stood at 198 on Sunday morning, it had dipped into the 'poor' category on Saturday afternoon, when CPCB stations reported a reading of 241 at 4 pm.
The relative humidity on Saturday fluctuated between 64 and 51 per cent, while the maximum temperature settled at 39.7 degrees Celsius, slightly below normal for this time of the year.
The IMD has issued a weather advisory for possible
thunderstorms
and gusty winds over the weekend, as Delhi transitions deeper into the
pre-monsoon phase
.
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