Delhi weather today: National capital records minimum temperature of 12.6 degree Celcius

Delhi weather today: The minimum temperature in Delhi on Thursday settled at 12.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, the weather department said. Generally cloudy skies with very light rain or thundershowers are expected during the day, an India Meteorological Department bulletin said. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 96 per cent.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was 366 at 9 am, according to the data by 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”. While six out of 37 monitoring stations (Punjabi Bagh, Bawana, Mundka, Nehru Nagar and Jahangirpuri) recorded AQI in the "severe" category, at 30 stations it was "very poor".

The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 24 degrees Celsius, as per to the weather department.

(with PTI inputs)

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