Sunny day in Delhi, light rains expected

It was a sunny day in the national capital today, with the minimum temperature settling at 26 degrees Celsius, a day after the city received a downpour.

The weatherman has forecast light rains later in the day as well.

The capital received 3.2 mm (Safdarjung observatory) of rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm yesterday and rains continued in parts of the city till late evening.

The Palam observatory had recorded 1.8 mm of precipitation during the same period. The Lodhi Road observatory recorded 7.1 mm of rain and the ridge area had traces of rainfall.

"The minimum temperature recorded today is 26 degrees Celsius. The maximum is likely to be 34 degrees Celsius," according to the MeT Department.

Generally cloudy sky with light rains are predicted later in the day, it said.

Yesterday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 32.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average, while the minimum had settled at 25.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal.