New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) It was a cold and sunny Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, the weather office said.

"The day will be partly cloudy and there are chances of rains in the evening," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.

The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 23 degrees Celsius.

Wednesday's maximum and minimum temperature was recorded at 21.2 degrees Celsius and 14.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.

--IANS spk/in