Settles at 6 Degrees Celsius
New Delhi: People in the National Capital woke up to a cold Saturday morning as the minimum temperature in the city settled at six degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's normal range.
The relative humidity at 8:30 am was 91 per cent, according to the meteorological department.
Delhi's air quality was recorded in the 'poor' category as the air quality index stood at 290 at 9:10 am.
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'.
The weatherman predicted mainly clear skies for the entire day with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 25 degrees Celsius.
On Friday, Delhi's air quality was recorded in the 'poor' category as the minimum temperature settled at 6.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest of the season.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature settled one notch above the season's average at 24.5 degrees Celsius.
The relative humidity oscillated between 91 and 39 degrees Celsius, it said. The weather office has predicted mainly clear skies on Saturday with mist in the morning.
Both the maximum and minimum temperature are likely to be around 24 and 5 degrees Celsius respectively.
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