New Delhi Apr 19 PTI Delhi and the National Capital Region NCR witnessed the warmest day of the season so far in terms of areas experiencing heatwave to severe heatwave and eight of the 12 stations in the region reported a maximum temperature of 43 degrees Celsius and above on Tuesday the India Meteorological Department said Sports complex weather station recorded a maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius it said The national capital on Tuesday recorded its maximum temperature at 426 degree Celsius six notches above the seasons average This is the highest temperature of the season and the city also recorded a maximum of 426 degrees Celsius on April 11 it said The minimum temperature of the national capital settled at 237 degrees Celsius two notches above the seasons average The humidity oscillated between 31 per cent and 17 per cent it said With record seven days of heatwave it is also considered to be one of the warmest April in Delhi However the Indian Meteorological Department IMD has predicted that the heatwave condition is likely to abate due to an approaching western disturbance wind conditions and cloudiness over the region The IMD also predicted that light isolated rainfall is likely to occur in the national capital till April 22 and strong dust-raising winds speed reaching between 25-35 kmph very likely on April 19 and April 20 Relief is expected as there is a possibility of thunderstorm activity around April 21 and 22 More activity is possible on April 21 This is because of an approaching western disturbance and a circulation over Haryana and adjoining areas The wind pattern will also change a SkymetWeather report said The weather office has predicted generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle The maximum and minimum temperature will settle around 41 and 24 degree Celsius respectively The quality of air in Delhi recorded in the very poor category as the Air Quality Index AQI stood at 324 at 8 pm the Central Pollution Control Board data showed 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 PTI ABU NIT CK CK

New Delhi Jan 21 PTI After a foggy morning that caused visibility levels to drop to 200 metres the maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 196 degrees Celsius two notches below the seasons average on Friday according to the India Meteorological DepartmentThe city recorded a minimum temperature of 76 degrees Celsius the IMD saidThe Safdarjung Observatory which is considered the official marker for the city reported moderate fog and visibility at 200 metresThe relative humidity at 530 pm was 72 per cent the weather office saidThe weathermen has predicted thunderstorm with rain on Saturday The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 16 degrees Celsius and 11 degrees Celsius respectivelyDelhis air quality was recorded in the very poor category on Friday The 24-hour air quality index AQI read 365 at 4 pm Central Pollution Control Board data showedThe AQI in neighbouring cities of Faridabad 360 Ghaziabad 340 Gurgaon 302 Greater Noida 302 and Noida 338 was also recorded in the very poor categoryAn 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 DIV DIV