India, Feb. 1 -- Overcast skies and more rain were expected after light rainfall early Sunday in Delhi, even as the minimum temperature rose four degrees above normal to 12.1degC, with a western disturbance beginning to influence the region, compared to 6.7degC a day earlier, and the air quality remained in the "very poor" category. The mercury rose to 21.5degC on Saturday but is expected to hover between 17-19degC on Sunday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Delhi for one to two spells of light rain and gusty winds up to 40 km per hour during the day on Sunday. Safdarjung, representative of Delhi's weather, and Palam recorded "trace" rainfall, Lodhi Road 0.2mm, and Ridge 0.6mm until 8:30am.

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