Moderate showers cool Delhi, mercury down to 34.8 deg C

New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) Delhi's tryst with pleasant weather continued today with light to moderate showers lashing the Capital city this afternoon, bringing the mercury down to 34.8 degree Celsius.

The showers, which hit Delhi at around 1300 hours, helped maintain the relief for Delhiites from heat and humidity of last week.

Although only 2.4 mm of rainfall was recorded till 1730 hours, the showers, together with cool Easterly winds, brought the maximum temperature down to 34.8 Degree Celsius, from 35.1 Degree C yesterday.

The minimum temerature also fell to 25.5 degrees C, one degree below normal.

For the second consective day today, Delhiites woke up to an overcast sky.

Weathermen attribute the overcast sky and showers in Delhi yesterday and today to the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation currently lying over Orissa and neighbourhood area.

With the pressisting influence of the cyclonic storm persisting, weathermen have forecast more spells of rainfall over Delhi and other plains of Northwest India during the next 48 hours.

The Met office has forecast a generally cloudy sky in Delhi during the next 24 hours with possibility of rain and thundershowers in a few areas.

UNI