Abatement in warm, humid condtions,mercury drops to 34.9 Deg C

New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) Warm and humid weather conditions prevailing in Delhi over the last few days abated today with the mercury dropping to 34.9 Degree Celsius.

An overcast sky and cool Easterly winds blowing across the air in the Capital city brought some relief to people of the city from the hot and humid weather of the last few days. The maximum dropped to 34.9 Degree Celsius, from 35.6 Degree C yesterday.

Though the maximum temperature was still one degree above normal, the drop in mercury came as a tremendous relief to the people of Delhi, who have been experiencing acute humid conditions over the last couple of days.

The weathermen attribute the cool Easterlies to an upper air cyclonic system lying over Northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Rajasthan.

They forecast that under its influence, the capital is likely to recieve some spells of rainfall in the next few days.

The met office has forecast a generally cloudy sky in Delhi during the next 24 hours with likelihood of one or two spells of rain or thundershowers towards tonight or tomorrow.

After a brief respite due to lights rains during the weekend, hot and humid conditions retuerned to the city on Monday with the mercury rising sharply, from 31.4 deg C on Sunday to 35.4 Degree Celsius on Monday, which further rose to 35.6 Degree C yesterday.

UNI