New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The national capital on Monday recorded a minimum temperature of 9.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below the seasonal average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Until last week, the minimum temperature was hovering around 12 degrees, and the maximum temperature was recorded at around 25 to 27 degrees.

The IMD's Monday forecast showed that the maximum temperature was likely to hover around 27 degrees, with the minimum at around 9 degrees again.

The weather department said that there will be "generally cloudy sky, and there is a possibility of very light rain or drizzle".

Air quality at 9 a.m. at several stations across the city was in the 'poor' and 'moderate' categories.

In the Anand Vihar area, a...