Delhi may receive light rain during day

The national capital is likely to receive light rain during the day, according to the weather department.

The city witnessed fog in the early morning hours and the sky was generally cloudy.

Delhi received 2.2 mm of rainfall by 8:30 am. The minimum temperature was recorded at 9°C, one notch above the season’s average.

The IMD has predicted a generally cloudy sky with light rain during the day. The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 16°C. Humidity levels stood at 100 per cent at 8.30 am.

Some parts of Delhi, including Central Delhi, experienced light rain on Saturday.

The air quality at 9 am was in ‘poor’ category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 284, according to Central Pollution Control Board data.

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’.