The mercury dropped by a few notches in the national capital with the maximum temperature settling at 36.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below the normal.
Yesterday, a dust storm was forecast to hit the city today.
It is likely to occur tonight, an official from the MeT Department said.
The maximum temperature recorded yesterday was 41.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal.
The minimum temperature registered today was 28.5 degrees Celsius.
Humidity recorded in the evening was 62 per cent.
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"Generally cloudy sky with possibility of thundering development towards the night," the official said.
The temperature recorded at other weather stations in Palam was 38.5 degrees Celsius, Ayanagar (37.5), Lodhi Road (35.2) and Ridge (35.2).