Delhi continued to sizzle on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling three notches above normal at 42.3°C. The weatherman has predicted dust storms on Monday but temperatures are likely to remain the same. According to the Met Department, the minimum temperature was 26.2°C, which was one degree above normal for this time of the season. Humidity oscillated between 50 per cent and 18 per cent and there was no trace of rain. However, dust storms or thunderstorms are likely in the city on Monday.
“The sky will be partly cloudy. Dust storms or thunderstorms may occur in different parts of the national Capital. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 42°C and 27°C respectively,” an official of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) added. On Saturday, maximum temperature was recorded at 42.6°C, which was three notches above normal while the minimum recorded was 25.7°C.