Mercury touches 42.9°C in Delhi, some relief likely this week

The highest maximum temperature recorded in the city on Sunday was 46.3 degrees Celsius in Southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh, where an automatic weather station is located.

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The IMD has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for Delhi on Monday, which is a warning to ‘be aware’. Tashi Tobgyal

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With the temperature crossing 40 degrees celsius in the national capital, and hitting 46 degrees in some parts, on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast points to the possibility of heatwave conditions in isolated places on Monday.

The IMD has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for Delhi on Monday, which is a warning to ‘be aware’. The maximum temperature at the Safdarjung weather station, the city’s base observatory, is likely to be 43 degrees Celsius on Monday, according to the forecast. Strong surface winds of 25 to 35 kmph are likely along with partly cloudy skies on Monday.

On Sunday, the maximum temperature recorded at Safdarjung was 42.9 degrees Celsius, three degrees above the normal.

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The highest maximum temperature recorded in the city on Sunday was 46.3 degrees Celsius in Southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh, where an automatic weather station is located. This was followed by 45.3 degrees at the Commonwealth Games Sports Complex near Akshardham, and 45 degrees at Narela and Pitampura.

At the Ridge near Delhi University, a maximum temperature of 44.5 degrees Celsius was recorded.

While the maximum temperature is likely to remain at around 43 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, slight respite is expected over the week ahead with light rain or thundershowers likely on May 24 and 25. Very light rainfall is expected on May 26 and 27. The maximum temperature is expected to drop to around 36 degrees Celsius on May 25.

The IMD said in a release on Sunday that a wet spell is likely over northwest India from May 23 to 25, on account of an active western disturbance.

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