With a sunny Friday (April 18, 2025), the National Capital recorded a maximum temperature of 41 degrees Celsius, 4.2 notches above normal, with the India Meteorological Deparment (IMD) predicting rain and thunderstorms in the evening.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius, 4 notches above normal, the MeT office said.
Humidity levels fluctuated between 57% and 35% during the day.
According to IMD’s forecast for Saturday, the sky will be ‘partly cloudy’ and become ‘generally cloudy’ towards the evening.
Very light rain or drizzle is likely, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and dust storms, with winds with speeds of 40-50 kilometre per hour gusting up to 60 kilometre per hour during the evening.
The maximum and minimum temperatures on Saturday are expected to be around 38 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Meanwhile, the air quality at 4 p.m. on Friday was in the ‘poor’ category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 219.
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’, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
Published – April 18, 2025 06:40 pm IST
