The intense summer heat continued to bother the people of the national Capital on Monday, as Delhi witnessed a minimum temperature of 30.8 degrees Celsius that was four notches warmer than normal for this time of the year.
The maximum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung Observatory was 42.4 degrees Celsius that was two notches above the normal for this season.
The relative humidity at 8:30 on Sunday morning was recorded at 22 per cent and 20 per cent at 5:30 in the evening.
The weather stations at the Ridge, Ayanagar, Mungeshpur, Najafgarh, Pitampura, Palam, and Lodhi Road recorded maximum temperatures of 43.1 degrees Celsius, 43.4 degrees Celsius, 44 degrees Celsius, 44.7 degrees Celsius, 43.3 degrees Celsius, 42.8 degrees Celsius and 42.8 degrees Celsius respectively, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The IMD said a thunderstorm or a dust storm may bring the mercury down by a few notches on Tuesday On Sunday, Delhi saw a tormenting heatwave pushing the mercury up to 49.2 degrees Celsius at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi and 49.1 degrees Celsius at Najafgarh in the southwest parts of the city.
Maximum temperatures had reached unbearable highs of 48.4 degrees Celsius at the Sports Complex, 47.5 degrees Celsius at Jafarpur, 47.3 degrees Celsius at Pitampura and 47.2 degrees Celsius at the Ridge. The temperature will start rising again on Wednesday and may hit the 45-degree mark on Friday, the IMD said.
The Met office has issued a "yellow" alert warning of a heatwave in parts of the city on Friday. The Capital may witness light rain, thunderstorm and gusty winds under the influence of a fresh western disturbance on Sunday.