Delhi: Cloudy sky, strong winds likely today

NEW DELHI: The MeT department has predicted partly cloudy sky and strong winds in the city with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to be around 42 and 29 degrees Celsius, respectively on Friday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures on Thursday at Safdarjung, which is considered the base for the city, were 41.2 degrees Celsius (two notches above normal) and 29 degrees Celsius (one point above normal), respectively.
Palam's maximum temperature was 42.9 degrees Celsius, while Ridge recorded 42.4 and Ayanagar 42.2. Humidity levels oscillated between 61% and 31%.
Earlier, a major dust storm on Wednesday evening with light rain in some parts of the city brought the mercury down in the city, bringing much-needed relief to residents reeling under intense heat over the past few days.
"On Friday, a partly cloudy sky with strong winds during the day are predicted. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 42 and 29 degrees Celsius, respectively," a Met official said.
On Thursday, Delhi's air quality improved to 'moderate' with an AQI of 175.
According to SAFAR, a body under the Union ministry, "Isolated thunderstorms with gusty winds on Thursday will lead to local dust storms and increase the level of coarser particles like PM10 for a short period."
Data according to CPCB's central control room showed that NCR's average PM10 readings were nearly two times the safe standard.