Delhiites enjoyed pleasant Saturday outings as weather turned unusually cool on Saturday as mercury went down several notches bringing quite a respite from the hot climate conditions.
Delhiites woke up to a pleasant morning with light rain likely in some areas of the national Capital. The minimum temperature was recorded at 19.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, MeT department said.
Humidity level recorded till 8.30 AM was 66 per cent. “There will be partly cloudy sky throughout the day which will lead to light rains or thunderstorm in the afternoon or evening in some areas of Delhi,” said a senior official.
The official added that the maximum temperature is expected to settle around 35 degree Celsius. On Friday, the minimum temperature had settled at 18 degrees Celsius.
With the fresh Western Disturbance and its induced cyclonic circulation affecting North India, temperatures are all set to take a dip yet again. In wake of these weather systems, thundershowers and thunderstorm activities over Delhi are expected during the span of next three days.
With day temperatures settling in mid 30s, March started on a very hot note. While, night temperatures settled around 19°C. Both the maximum and minimum temperatures were well above normal average temperatures.
However, back to back wet spells following two weekends brought the significant drop in temperatures. So far, Delhi has recorded 17.4 mm of rain against the monthly normal of 15.9 mm.
Generally when we enter into March, day temperatures settle around 27°C and by the end of the month, maximum temperatures starts hovering around 34°C.
Similarly, minimum temperatures settle around 13°C during the beginning days and reach around 15°C by the end of the month.
At present, Delhi is witnessing normal weather conditions. On Wednesday, city recorded day temperature of 29.5°C and minimum temperature of 16.8°C. Both the temperatures are around their normal levels only.