New Delhi: After a long and harsh summer, it was a pleasant morning in the national capital on Thursday, with the weather department saying light rain occurred in some parts of the city.

The India Meteorological Department has predicted generally cloudy sky with chances of very light rain and strong winds during the day. There is also a possibility of lightning along with dust storm or storm.

The weather update informed people about the possibility of light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 km/hr over Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas before noon on Thursday.

The department has also predicted partly cloudy sky and possibility of rain, thunderstorm or dust storm on Friday and Saturday.

The humidity at 8.30 am on Thursday was 67 percent. The minimum temperature was 29.6 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is likely to be around 42 degrees Celsius.

Several parts of northern India, including the national capital, are in the grip of extreme heat, leading to a rise in heat stroke deaths and forcing the Center to issue an advisory to hospitals to set up special units to care for such patients. Is.

Police on Wednesday said that during the last three days, bodies of 50 people from underprivileged backgrounds were recovered around Delhi.

Meanwhile, according to the Central Pollution Control Board, the national capital's air quality index (AQI) at 9 am was recorded in the "poor" category with a reading of 214.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", between 51 and 100 "satisfactory", between 101 and 200 "moderate", between 201 and 300 "poor", between 301 and 400 "very poor" and 401 and between 500 is considered "severe".