Delhiites wake up in a pleasant morning with mercury falling to 18 degree

It was a pleasant morning in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 18 degrees Celsius, at par with the season's average.

"The sky will get partly cloudy towards the afternoon with the possibility of thunder development," an India Meteorological Department official said.

The maximum temperature was expected to hover around 34 degrees Celsius. The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 78 per cent.

Wednesday's maximum temperature settled at 34.7 degrees, two notches above the season's average, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 18.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season's average.