Even as the national Capital got a bit of respite from the intense heatwave, the city saw an increase in humidity. While the relative humidity recorded on Monday morning was 61 per cent and 38 per cent at 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday morning it was 60 per cent and 43 per cent in the evening.
Due to the oppressive heat, Delhi’s peak power demand touched 6,247 MW on Monday night, which is the highest in the first week of May, till date.
On Tuesday the maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 38.5 degrees Celsius which is normal for this time of the year, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The minimum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung Observatory was 28.4 degrees Celsius, which is four notches warmer than the normal temperature for this season, the IMD said.
According to the head of National Weather Forecasting, IMD, K Sathi Devi, the relative humidity in the weather is increasing, due to the western disturbance.
The maximum temperature has seen a dip due to the cloudy weather, because of which the moisture induction in the atmosphere is surging. The weather stations at the Ridge, Ayanagar, Mungeshpur, Najafgarh, Pitampura, Palam and Lodhi Road recorded maximum temperatures of 39.2 degrees Celsius, 39 degrees Celsius, 40.1 degrees Celsius, 40.3 degrees Celsius, 30.7 degrees Celsius, 39.2 degrees Celsius and 38.6 degrees Celsius respectively, stated the IMD data.
The IMD on Tuesday predicted a respite from the intense heatwave for northwest, central, and east India during the next four-five days.
The IMD said that under the influence of southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal over east and northeast India in lower tropospheric levels, light to moderate rainfall is very likely over Northeast India and West Bengal-Sikkim during the next five days with an isolated thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) over the region during next two days.