Tuesday: You burned. Today: You’ll be fried

With the mercury touching 44.6 degree Celsius and humidity between 14 and 63 per cent, Tuesday was a scorcher for Delhiites. The maximum temperature was four degrees above normal for this time of the year.

With the mercury touching 44.6 degree Celsius and humidity between 14 and 63 per cent, Tuesday was a scorcher for Delhiites. The maximum temperature was four degrees above normal for this time of the year.

HT Image

At Palam, the mercury went higher still and touched 46.3 degrees Celsius. That’s not all. Tomorrow’s likely to be worse with the Met Department predicting that the temperature on Wednesday is likely to touch 46 degree Celsius.

“The heat wave is persisting due to dry winds and lack of rain. There have been no thunder showers in the past week,” said the weatherman.

Tuesday’s maximum temperature was 1.2 degrees higher than yesterday’s maximum of 43.4 degrees while the minimum was recorded at 29.6 degrees, down from yesterday’s 30.2 degrees.

“With temperatures staying over 43 degrees for most of last week, getting out of the house has become a task,” said Riddhima Sharma, 34, a housewife, who lives in Civil Lines.

“Had it been high temperature alone, it wouldn’t have pinched as much. The humidity is adding to the discomfort,” said Kritika Sharma, 17, who had to stand in a queue for a long time to buy a Delhi University admission form.

The highest temperature of the season—45.4 degree Celsius—was recorded on May 17. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is, however, expecting some respite over the weekend.

“The Western Disturbances are expected to bring some respite in the form of rain,” said B.P. Yadav, director, Weather Forecast, IMD.