Heatwave conditions likely to persist in Delhi, temperature to touch 45 degrees Celsius

Saturday’s maximum temperature was recorded at 45 degree Celsius, five notches above the season’s average.

It was a mainly clear Sunday morning in New Delhi with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.3 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office said, adding that heatwave conditions were likely to persist in the national capital.

Children play at a water body near Vijay Chowk, during a hot day in New Delhi, on Wednesday. (PTI file photo)

“Heat wave conditions are very likely to persist in some parts of the city,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.

The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 45 degrees Celsius. The humidity at 8.30 am was 26%.

Saturday’s maximum temperature was recorded at 45 degree Celsius, five notches above the season’s average while the minimum temperature was recorded 24.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average.