Delhiites experienced another pleasant day on Friday with the maximum temperature settling four notches below average at 28 degrees Celsius as the city also saw light showers during the day. Weathermen have forecasted that weekends are likely to have clear weather. On Friday, the city received total 6 mm of rainfall till 6 pm. In the afternoon, the sky was cleared in most part of the city. The day's minimum temperature was 17.5 degrees Celsius, a degree below average, while humidity levels ranged between a high of 91 per cent and a low of 55 per cent. The Met office has forecast a clear weather on Saturday.
“Saturday morning would be misty. The sky would remain cloudy but would clear up towards the evening,” said an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official. The maximum and minimum temperatures on Saturday are likely to hover around 30 and 17 degrees Celsius respectively, added the official. The humidity ranged between 51to 91per cent. “No rain expected in the coming one week. This sudden rainfall was predicted due to the western disturbances,” said an IMD official.
Meanwhile, the traffic officials said that there were no major restrictions due to the rainfall. “There were no blockades on the roads but people commuting by foot faced problem due to water logging at some places.”