India, July 26 -- Scattered rain brought relief to Delhi early Saturday, with temperatures dipping slightly and air quality improving to the 'satisfactory' category.

"Generally cloudy skies will persist throughout the day on Saturday, with chances of very light to light rain in several parts of the city. This might be accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning," said an IMD official.

Scattered rain continued in parts of Delhi until the early hours of Saturday. According to the IMD, a "trace amount" of rain was recorded at the Safdarjung and Palam weather stations between 11.30 pm on Friday and 2.30 am on Saturday; other weather stations like Ayanagar recorded 23 mm of rain, and Ridge recorded 0.4 mm during the same period.

The IMD cons...