Rain hits city, Met forecasts more

Delhi received light showers on Monday owing to the residual effects of cyclone Biparjoy, which cooled the city considerably and improved air quality, but led to high humidity.

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NEW DELHI: Spells of rain were witnessed across the national capital region, both in the early hours of the day and in the afternoon.

This brought the maximum temperature down to 34.5 degrees Celsius (C), nearly four degrees less than Sunday's high of 38.6°C.

However, a rise in humidity levels - which oscillated between 62% and 97% in the last 24 hours - made it a muggy day.

Delhi's air quality, meanwhile, remained in the "moderate" category but was the best since March 31 this year with a reading of 75, data collated by HT showed. On March 31, the air quality index (AQI) stood at 73.

Similar weather conditions are likely to persist on Tuesday with light rains. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast drizzling in some parts on Wednesday. A change in wind direction to easterly by the weekend is also expected to bring more rain on Saturday and Sunday, Met officials said.