Delhi swelters at 42.9 degrees Celsius, soaring three notches above season's average

The Sunday's temperature in Delhi is three notches above the season's average, the India Meteorological Department said.

The maximum temperature in Delhi on Sunday settled at 42.9 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, the Met office said.

The weather office has forecast partly cloudy skies and heatwave conditions at isolated places on Monday. (File) (HT_PRINT)

The relative humidity oscillated between 25 per cent and 74 per cent, it added.

The night temperature had settled three notches below normal at 24 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said.

The weather office has forecast partly cloudy skies and heatwave conditions at isolated places on Monday. It has also predicted strong surface winds reaching speeds of 25-35 kilometres per hour during the day.

The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle at 43 and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively.

On Saturday, the minimum temperature in the national capital settled at 23.2 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature at 40.4 degrees.