Fresh showers in the morning on the heels of yesterday's rain and thunder storm, brought the temperature down by several notches in the national capital. (File photo)
Fresh showers in the morning on the heels of yesterday's rain and thunder storm, brought the temperature down by several notches in the national capital with the minimum settling at a pleasant 22.7 degrees Celsius.
The city had received 3.6-mm rainfall till 8:30 am today with very light rain and thunder storm likely to occur during the remainder of the day as well, the MeT department said.
The minimum recorded this morning represents a sharp fall from yesterday's figure of 30.5 degrees. The observatory at Palam also registered a fall in the mercury with the minimum recorded at 22.6 degrees. The Ayanagar and Ridge area observatories posted minimums of 22 and 21.3 degrees, respectively.
Humidity in air was recorded at 85 per cent.
The day temperature today is expected to be at around 34 degrees, which would mark a major drop from yesterday's maximum of 41.1 degrees. The MeT department has, however, forecast a rise in temperatures tomorrow.
"The maximum and minimum likely tomorrow is 39 and 28 degrees, respectively," a MeT official said.