It was a humid morning in the national capital with overnight rains keeping the mercury levels low. "The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal," a MeT official said. Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered official for the city, received 16.5 mm rain in pre-monsoon showers in the last 24 hours

New Delhi: It was a humid morning in the national capital with overnight rains keeping the mercury levels low. "The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal," a MeT official said. Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered official for the city, received 16.5 mm rain in pre-monsoon showers in the last 24 hours. Monsoon is expected to hit the national capital and neighbouring areas this week. The humidity level recorded at 8.30 AM was 100 per cent. The weatherman has predicted a light spell of rain later in the day. "Skies will remain partly cloudy throughout the day and light rain may occur in some areas of the city. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 32 degrees Celsius," an official of the department said. Yesterday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 24.2 degrees Celsius, while the maximum settled at 32 degrees Celsius. PTI