Delhi on Monday experienced a maximum temperature 40.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. According to the India Meteorological Department, the relative humidity during the day oscillated between 25 per cent and 55 per cent.
The weather office forecast mainly clear sky on Tuesday with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to settle at 41 and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Earlier on Sunday, Delhi's maximum temperature settled at 39.8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The relative humidity during the day oscillated between 37 per cent and 53 per cent.
On Saturday, the maximum temperature in the national capital on Saturday settled at 38.9 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. The capital was hit by a dust storm on Friday that uprooted trees and caused water logging in various parts of Delhi.
Accompanied by thunderstorms and rainfall, the Met Department reported wind speeds of 60 to 70 kmph in certain areas during the storm.
"Trees have fallen in seven of the 12 MCD zones, including Tilak Nagar, Green Park, Rajouri Garden, Ashok Vihar and other areas," according to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) control room data.
(With PTI inputs)
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