This Article is From Apr 20, 2015

Monday to be Sunny and Hot in Delhi, Temperature Likely to Reach 41 Degrees Celsius: Weather Department

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File Photo: A boy pours water on his head to beat the heat in Delhi

New Delhi: It was a sunny Monday morning in the national capital, with the maximum temperature settling five notches above the seasons's average at 26 degrees Celsius.

The Meteorological Office has forecast a hot day ahead.

"The sky will be clear and the day will be hot. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 41 degrees Celsius," said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Humidity at 8.30 am was 64 per cent.

On Sunday. the national capital witnessed the hottest day of the season so far as the mercury level crossed the 40-degree-mark for the first time, settling four notches above the season's average.

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The minimum temperature settled at 21.6 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season.

 
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