It was a sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded two notches above the season's average at 20.2 degrees Celsius, the weather office said, while warning that the mercury was likely to increase.

"The sky was clear in the morning. It is likely to turn cloudy in the later part of the day, with a possibility of light rains as well," an Indian Meteorological Department official said.

At 8.30 a.m., the humidity was recorded at 68 per cent.

On Friday, the minimum temperature was recorded a notch above the season's average at 18.6 degrees Celsius while the maximum was 36.9 degrees Celsius, five notches above the normal.

--IANS

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