Light rain likely in Delhi today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted light to moderate rain in the national capital Delhi on Wednesday.

minimum temperature The city recorded a slight drop at 24.3 degree Celsius this morning.

According to the data shared by the MeT office, from 8:30 am on Tuesday to 8:30 am on Wednesday, the city recorded 0.7 mm of rain.

The minimum temperature in Delhi on Tuesday was recorded at 24.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.

The relative humidity stood at 71 per cent at 8.30 am.

IMD predicts generally cloudy sky Later in the day with light rain.

The maximum temperature is likely to reach 35 degree Celsius on Tuesday.

The IMD said the maximum temperature recorded in the national capital on Sunday was 30.7 degrees Celsius, eight notches below the season’s normal and the lowest since June 17, 2014.

The CPCB data shows that Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded in the medium (123) category at around 9.30 am.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.

Meanwhile, Delhi recorded 1,383 fresh Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 7.22 per cent and one more death due to the viral disease in a 24-hour period, according to data shared by the health department here on Tuesday.

A total of 19,165 tests were conducted on Monday to detect the infection, the department said.

With schools set to reopen next month after the summer vacation, the spike in coronavirus cases in Delhi-NCR has raised concerns among parents, even as principals said offline learning There should be no further disruption in the school and said that all measures are being taken to accustom the students. To live with the pandemic.

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