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Delhi: Mercury likely to touch 39 degree Celsius, no heatwave predicted for next three days

NEW DELHI: Delhiites on Friday woke up to a warm morning with the minimum temperature recorded one notch below normal at 24.2 degree Celsius, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.

The weather office has forecast a partly clouded sky. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 39 degree celsius.

Relative humidity at 8.30am was 61 per cent, the weather office said.

No heatwave conditions have been predicted for the next three days.

However, the weather office has indicated a heatwave for the next week with the temperature likely to soar to 45 degree Celsius.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) around 9am was 137, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severe.

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