Another chilly day in city, IMD predicts rain ahead

Clouds shrouded the sky and obscured the sun on a gloomy Sunday, pushing the maximum temperature down by nearly 6°C and keeping some neighbourhoods locked in "cold day" conditions.

Sunday's maximum temperature was 18.6°C, three degrees below normal, and a sharp drop from 24°C recorded on what was a sunny Saturday, showed India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.

A shallow fog also draped the Capital in the morning, even as the minimum temperature increased from Saturday's 4.3°C to 6°C, three degrees below normal, as an approaching western disturbance brought relatively warmer winds to the city, said the IMD.

The agency said the minimum will rise by another 2-3°C over the next three days, while the maximum will hover around 22°C-23°C.

The Ridge and Mayur Vihar stations recorded "cold day" conditions as the maximum temperature dipped to 16.9°C and 14.6°C respectively.