Delhiites woke up to a hot morning on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 31.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department said.
The maximum temperature in the city is likely to settle around 42 degrees Celsius, it said.
The relative humidity at 8.30 am was recorded at 43 per cent.
The weatherman has also forecast ''heatwave'' for the day.
For the plains, a heatwave is declared when the maximum temperature is over 40 degrees Celsius and at least 4.5 notches above normal.
Delhi recorded its first heatwave of this summer on Monday with the mercury settling at 43 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, Delhi's air quality was in the ''poor'' category on Thursday morning. Data from the Central Pollution Control Board showed that the hourly air quality index (AQI) at 8.05 am stood at 266.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe".
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