New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) A cool and cloudy day with chances of rainfall lies ahead for Delhi Thursday, the met office said.

The maximum temperature during the day is expected to hover around 33 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature Thursday morning was, however, a notch above average at 28.2 degrees Celsius, said the India Meteorological Department.

A total of 0.2 mm rain was recorded in the national capital in the last 24 hours by 8.30 a.m.

Humidity also remained high. Maximum humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 83 percent.

The maximum temperature Wednesday was a notch below average at 33.9 degrees Celsius.