With the beginning of October, Delhi is feeling a little chill and a little less warm, giving people a sign that winter is coming!

As per the Indian Meteorological Department prediction mercury is likely to drop further in the National Capital dipping below the 20-degree mark by the middle of the week.

The withdrawal of the monsoon from Delhi was officially declared on September 30.

On Monday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 20.1 degrees Celsius (°C), three degrees lower than normal for this time of the year, and two notches lower than Sunday’s low of 22.1°C.

The days will be warm and night will be coil as referred by Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at IMD. As the the minimum temperature was 20.1°C, the day’s high was 35.1°C, a swing of 15 degrees over the course of the day.

Srivastava added that the absence of a significant cloud cover above Delhi means that the surface heat generated during the day is dissipated into the atmosphere at night. At the same time, the northwesterly winds give the region a cooling effect, he said.

IMD predicts that while Delhi’s maximum is expected to hover around 35-36°C till coming Sunday, the minimum temperature is expected to dip to 19°C by Thursday, before rising by 2-3 degrees on Saturday and Sunday, as the wind direction once again changes to southeasterly, Srivastava said.

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Srivastava added that the absence of a significant cloud cover above Delhi means that the surface heat generated during the day is dissipated into the atmosphere at night. At the same time, the northwesterly winds give the region a cooling effect, he said.