Chill abates in Delhi, mercury shoots to 10.9 deg C

New Delhi, Dec 22: The chilly conditions sweeping the Capital since early this week considerably abated today with the mercury shooting to 10.9 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal.

Yet another sunny day welcomed Delhiites this morning as the minimum temperature shot up, from 7.2 degrees C yesterday, to 10.9 degrees C. With a bright sunlit sky, visibility continued to remain normal at 1500 m at 0700 hrs.The abatement is chill is likely to remain for the next two to three days with the weatherman forecasting that minimum temperatures in Delhi and other plains of northwest India are likely to remain near normal during the next 2-3 days. In fact, the weatherman has predicted a rise in the minimum temperature to 11 degrees C tomorrow.

The Met office forecasts a mainly clear sky in Delhi during the next 24 hours.

UNI