New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) It was a bright and cool morning in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded two notches below the season's average at 16.2 degrees Celsius.

The maximum temperature was expected to hover around 34 degrees Celsius.

"The sky will remain clear throughout the day," an Indian Meteorological Department official said.

At 8.30 a.m. the humidity was recorded at 65 per cent.

On Monday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 33.7 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was recorded a notch below the season's average at 17.6 degrees Celsius, both season's average.

--IANS nks/in