After several days of mild weather, when temperatures stayed in the mid-30s mainly due to cloudy skies, the national Capital is now back to bright, sunny conditions. It was a hot day in the national Capital on Tuesday as the mercury headed upwards under a sunny sky. The maximum temperature stopped just a little short of the 40°C mark on Tuesday.
According to the MeT department, the maximum in the city was recorded at 39.2°C, which was one notch below the normal for this time of year. On Monday, the mercury had touched 38.3°C. The minimum was at 26.5°C, or one notch above normal and 2.5°C higher than the 24°C of the previous day. Humidity in the air fluctuated between 23 per cent and 55 per cent. With the mercury gradually moving upwards and so sign of an active western disturbance over the region, the weatherman has predicted mainly clear skies on Wednesday with the maximum and minimum expected to settle at around 38°C and 27°C.