Partly cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said.

"The sky will remain cloudy with chances of light rain and thunderstorm later in the day," said an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 79 per cent.

The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 34.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average.

Though monsoon clouds covered the capital city’s sky on Monday, rain was only seen in patches and similar conditions are expected throughout the week, the IMD said.

The maximum temperature settled at 35 degrees Celsius on Monday, while the minimum was 27.2 degree Celsius, the season’s average.