New Dehi: The daytime temperature spiked on Monday and the weather department expects the maximum to touch 41 degrees Celsius by Friday.On Monday, the city’s base station, Safdarjung, recorded a maximum of 36.1 degrees Celsius, which is normal for the season and the second highest so far this season.
36.8 degrees Celsius was the highest so far, recorded on April 2.
On Sunday, the maximum temperature was 34.6 degrees Celsius.The minimum temperature was 17.7 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.Following some instances of western disturbance, the daytime temperature was below normal for the past week. The Met expects them to rise from Monday onwards.“A fresh feeble western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region from the night of April 15..
A gradual rise in maximum temperature by 4-5 degrees Celsius (is expected) in the next five days and thereafter no large change. The maximum temperature is likely to be normal in the next 24 hours and above normal to appreciably above normal thereafter. Gradual rise in minimum temperatures by 3-4 degrees Celsius in the next five days (is expected),” India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.According to IMD, the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 37-39 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, further rising to 37-39 degree Celsius on Wednesday. IMD expects it to spike further to 39-41 degrees by April 17.The AQI continued to be moderate at 149.“The air quality is likely to be in the moderate category from April 14-16,” the early warning system predicted. It could also turn poor.
