It was a satisfying start to the week with a cloudy sky for the national capital, which was struggling with deficient rainfall and high temperatures.

The rain is also expected to bring relief from the dust-laden winds that engulfed Delhi on Saturday.

The weather office has predicted rain in some areas of the national capital.

An official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, "Skies will be partly cloudy. There is a possibility of thunderstorm and squall later during the day.”

The maximum temperature was likely to reach around 38.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below average for this time of the season, whereas The minimum temperature was 27.6 degrees celsius.

The humidity level was 52% during the morning.

On Sunday, the maximum temperature was 38 degrees and the minimum was 25.4 degrees, both three notches below average. (With Inputs from Agencies)