NEW DELHI: Several parts of Delhi recorded very light rain on Thursday evening. The maximum temperature dropped to 16.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, while the minimum temperature was 9.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal.
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Met officials said the minimum temperature was predicted to fall from January 11.
According to India Meteorological Department, very light rain was mostly recorded in east and south Delhi.
Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at IMD, said, “As there was a cloud cover, the maximum temperature dipped while minimum temperature remained above normal.”
Shallow fog is expected on Saturday morning. The maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 18 and 12 degrees Celsius on Saturday, said Met officials.
Meanwhile, the air quality continued to remain in ‘poor’ category. The overall air quality index was 234 on Friday.
System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research said, “Surface winds are forecast to improve gradually for the next few days. The improved ventilation condition is likely to influence AQI positively.”