It was a hot day in the national Capital with the maximum temperature settling at 38.9 degrees Celsius, five notches above the normal. The minimum temperature was recorded at 21.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, a MeT Department official said. The humidity level in the air oscillated between 23 per cent and 74 per cent, though the weather in the morning was rather pleasant with 60 per cent humidity at 8.30 AM. The MeT officials have forecast partly overcast conditions along with possibility of rains for Sunday. “The skies will be partly cloudy. Rain and thundershower is likely to occur in some parts of Delhi and NCR towards evening and night on Sunday.
“Mist or haze may occur in the morning. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 40 and 22 degrees Celsius respectively,” he said.