The ongoing spell of heatwave in Delhi is likely to intensify with the maximum temperature predicted to touch the 40-degree mark on Wednesday and soar to 43 degrees Celsius by Saturday, the IMD said.
The maximum temperature in the national capital settled at 39.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday, six notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said
Humidity levels oscillated between 16 per cent and 70 per cent
Bringing relief to scores of people reeling under the heat wave so early in the year, the IMD said on Saturday that there is a falling tendency in maximum temperatures throughout the country.
People in Delhi woke up witnessing a foggy morning on Saturday thereby leading to a dip in visibility.
Delhiites experienced a cold with the maximum temperature settling five notches below the season's average at 18.1 degrees Celsius.
Delhi is likely to witness cold day conditions at isolated places on Thursday, with the city registering a drop of three degrees in the minimum temperature at 6.3 degrees Celsius
Delhi experienced a cold day but it was not as chilly as the day before, according to IMD
Delhi observed another cold day on Republic Day after the minimum temperature dipped to 5.8 degrees Celsius, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.
Before this, the capital recorded 79.7 mm of rainfall in 1989 and 73.7 mm in 1953, the IMD data showed
With light showers, Delhiites woke up to a rainy day on Saturday morning
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 8.7 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average
Delhi recorded shallow to moderate fog in several parts of the city on Saturday morning, the India Meteorological Department said. According to the meteorological department, "very dense" fog is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres. In case of "dense" fog, visibility is between 51 and 200 metres, "moderate" 201 and 500 metres, and "shallow" 501 and 1,000 metres. A minimum temperature of 6.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, was recorded in the city. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at around 16 degrees Celsius. The national capital's air quality index read 286 at 9 am, improving from 348 at 4 pm on Friday. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. The relative humidity in the national capital at 8.30 am was recorded at 95 per cent. The weathermen have predicted a cold day on Saturday. On Friday morning, a thick layer of dense fog
Rain lashed parts of Delhi and the national capital region under the influence of a western disturbance which led to a rise in the minimum temperatures to 10.9 degrees Celcius
The national capital recorded its coldest night of the season on Thursday with the temperature dipping to 8.3 degrees Celcius, the India Meteorological Department said.
The schedule change will, however, cause delays, the source said
The national capital's air quality continued to remain in the poor category on Thursday due to favourable winds with the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) reading 289 at 4 pm
Te maximum temperature recorded in Delhi on Monday was normal for this time of the year
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 20 degrees Celsius on Saturday, a notch above the season's average, and is likely to receive light rains on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department said
Warm weather conditions prevailed in the national capital on Monday with the maximum temperature settling at 36.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average