Muggy weather in Delhi but rains expected

Delhi saw muggy weather Saturday morning with the minimum temperature two notches above normal at 29.2 degrees Celsius, but the weather office said rains were expected later in the day.

Delhi saw muggy weather Saturday morning with the minimum temperature two notches above normal at 29.2 degrees Celsius, but the weather office said rains were expected later in the day.

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"Skies will remain partly cloudy with possibility of thunder and rains later in the day. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 37 degrees," said an official of the Indian Meteorological Department.

The humidity settled at a high of 85 percent. Traces of rainfall were reported from some parts of the city around 8 am, the official said.

The city has so far received 176.4 mm of rain this monsoon - 91 percent more than the average.