The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted light rain for Delhi on June 7, accompanied by dust storms or thunderstorms and strong surface winds of 25 to 35 kmph. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 43 degrees Celsius, and the minimum is 29 degrees Celsius.
According to the IMD, temperatures across Delhi NCR varied from 45.2 degrees Celsius to 49.1 degrees Celsius, with Mungeshpur's reading being an outlier. The department suggested that this discrepancy could be due to a sensor error or a local factor affecting the reading.
In the national capital, the blistering heat pushed the city's peak power demand to an unprecedented high of 8,302 MW on Wednesday afternoon, according to the State Load Dispatch Centre, Delhi.
The maximum temperature is likely to cross 46 degrees Celsius in many parts of the city. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department said heatwave conditions are expected to persist in Delhi for the next few days.
The India Meteorological Department said the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle at 40 and 26 degrees Celsius in Delhi, respectively.
Delhi weather: Zero visibility was reported at Delhi's Palam Airport due to very dense fog conditions while Safdarjung Airport reported 200 m visibility in dense fog conditions today morning.
Delhi air pollution: Commission for Air Quality Management said on Saturday that it has issued directions for the closure of 491 construction and demolition sites, including 110 in Delhi, for flouting air pollution control norms.
As per IMD, the heatwave prevailing in the national capital and other north Indian states will abate from tomorrow for the next four days.
The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's base station, recorded a high of 42.5 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert, warning of a severe heatwave at many places in the capital on Saturday.
The relative humidity at 8.30 am was recorded at 48 per cent today.
Jammu recorded its second warmest temperature since 1982. In 2004 the mean temperature stood at 24.4°C, while in 2022 it was 23.3°C.
The weather department has predicted clear sky for the day in the national capital.
Rain lashed several parts of the national capital on August 08.
The maximum temperature in the national capital settled at 36.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday, two notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
It was a humid morning in Delhi on Monday with the minimum temperature settling three notches above normal at 30.6 degrees Celsius.
In sharp contrast to Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 29.2 degrees Celsius.
The meteorological department has predicted partly cloudy sky towards the afternoon.
"The skies will turn partly cloudy in the afternoon. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 38 degrees Celsius," the official said.
Bhira town in Raigad district of Maharashtra has recorded maximum temperature of 46.5°C, more than 7 degrees Celsius above normal, according to Skymet Weather.
New Delhi: It was a hot and humid morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average.The Met Office has forecast light rainfall and thunderstorms
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