The heat is on: 43°C in Palam and 42°C in Safdarjung

The partly cloudy skies, however, offered little relief from the heat, with the meteorological department ruling out any possibility of change in the weather conditions over the next two to three days.

The national Capital recorded its hottest day of the season so far on Thursday at 43.2° Celsius in some places even as the skies turned partly cloudy towards the afternoon.

The national Capital recorded its hottest day of the season so far on Thursday at 43.2° Celsius in some places even as the skies turned partly cloudy towards the afternoon. (Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)

The partly cloudy skies, however, offered little relief from the heat, with the meteorological department ruling out any possibility of change in the weather conditions over the next two to three days.

The Safdarjung Observatory, data of which is considered the official figure for the city, registered a maximum of 42.1° Celsius, three notches above the season’s average.

The minimum temperature rose to settle at 28 degrees Celsius, five notches above the normal, a Meteorological Department (Met) official said.

The Palam Observatory registered a higher temperature of 43.2° Celsius, the hottest so far, while areas of Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar recorded maximum temperatures of 41, 41 and 42.9° Celsius, respectively.

Humidity levels oscillated between 68 and 34 per cent.

The MeT office has forecast mainly clear skies for Friday along with strong surface winds during the day.

“The maximum and the minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 42° Celsius and 27° Celsius, respectively,” the weatherman said.

“The sky was partly cloudy during the afternoon and evening hours over Delhi and NCR because of a trough, which was extending from north Rajasthan to west Uttar Pradesh. Now, we expect a clear and dry weather over Delhi for the next two to three days,” the Met said.