Delhi Weather Alert: Light rains likely in city - Check AQI and other detail

Overnight showers in the national capital led to a dip in the minimum temperature, which settled at 17.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, on Tuesday morning. Gusty winds accompanied by rain had lashed parts of the national capital on Monday night. From 8:30 am on Monday to 8:30 am on Tuesday, the city logged 5 mm of rainfall, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. The humidity at 8:30 am stood at 80 per cent.

The weather office has predicted a generally cloudy sky with light rain later in the day. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 123 which falls in the moderate category. An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 severe. An AQI above 500 falls in the severe plus category.

The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 27 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. On Monday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 30.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.