New Delhi:
After a cloudy and windy Monday, it was back to scorching hot in the capital on Tuesday as the maximum temperature settled three notches above average at 43 degrees Celsius. The Met office has forecast similar weather on Wednesday.
"The heat wave will continue tomorrow (Wednesday) the skies will be sunny," an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 43 and 28 degrees respectively.
Tuesday's minimum temperature was 29 degrees Celsius, two notches above average for this time of the season.
Monday's maximum temperature was 42.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above average, while the minimum settled at 30.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above average.
Parts of the city received light showers on Monday morning, recording 0.4 mm of rainfall.