New Delhi Oct 24 PTI Heavy rains in the national capital on Sunday brought the mercury down with the maximum temperature settling at 315 degrees Celsius the weather department saidThe minimum temperature was 19 degrees Celsius two notches above the seasons average Humidity was recorded at 57 per cent the India Meteorological Department saidIt predicted an overcast condition in the city on Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures settling at 31 degrees Celsius and 18 degrees Celsius respectivelyThe air quality index AQI was in the moderate category at 161 at 705 pm real-time data of the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB showedAn 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 PTI NIT NIT NSD NSD

New Delhi Oct 22 PTI Delhi is likely to receive light rain over the weekend according to the India Meteorological Department IMD The weatherman has forecast partly cloudy sky with the possibility of very light rain or drizzle towards Saturday night Delhiites woke up to a pleasant Friday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 177 degrees Celsius normal for this time of the year The maximum temperature was recorded at 334 degrees Celsius two notches above the seasons average Humidity levels oscillated between 85 per cent and 42 per cent The IMD has issued a green alert for Saturday and a yellow alert for Sunday The IMD uses four colour codes Green means all is well yellow indicates severely bad weather It also suggests that the weather could change for the worse causing disruption in day-to-day activities Orange alert is issued as a warning for extremely bad weather with the potential of disruption in commute with road and drain closures and interruption of power supply Red is when extremely bad weather conditions are certainly going to disrupt travel and power and have significant risk to life The air quality index AQI of the national capital remained in the moderate category on Friday It was recorded at 189 at 905 am and improved to 135 by 4 pm The AQI of Noida and Gurgaon was recorded at 211 and 182 respectively in the morning 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 Delhi recorded a high of 324 degrees Celsius and a low of 16 degrees Celsius on Thursday PTI SLB SMN SMN