Hottest day of season at 44 deg C
If Sunday saw a spike in the mercury level in the city, Monday was a scorcher.
The maximum temperature was 44 degrees Celsius, the hottest day of the season so far. It was also five degrees above normal for the first week of May.
The minimum temperature settled at 23.8 degrees Celsius, one point below the season’s average.
Palam was the hottest part of the city, where the maximum temperature was a sizzling 46.2 degrees Celsius. Gurgaon also recorded a maximum of 46 degrees Celsius.
Humidity hovered between 14 per cent and 54 per cent during the day, making it extremely dry.
The evening brought some respite from the heat as dark clouds made an appearance and gentle winds swept across the city.
But if Delhiites had thought that rain was imminent, they were disappointed as the skies cleared and the weather gods remained unrelenting.
The Met office, however, brought some cheer. It has predicted partly cloudy skies along with the possibility of a dust storm or thunderstorm on Tuesday evening or night with a maximum of 40 degrees Celsius.
Met officials said as the week progresses, temperatures are likely to fall as rain/thunderstorm accompanied by squall has been forecast.
An active western disturbance will affect the weather pattern in the plains of North-West India from May 2, the officials said, bringing rain not only to the region but also to the western Himalayas.
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