India, Oct. 27 -- Delhi recorded the season's lowest minimum temperature for a second straight day on Monday, and its air quality worsened, though it stayed in the "moderate" category.

The minimum was 16.2degC, 0.8 degrees lower than Sunday's 17degC, the previous low for the season. The maximum was 31.4degC.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) expects temperatures to fall further, with light rain likely on Thursday and Friday from a cyclonic system over the Bay of Bengal.

The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) was 174 in the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) 4pm bulletin on Monday, up from 153 on Sunday.

As the Capital headed into the new week, the weather held the night's pollution close to the ground, according to ...