New Delhi:

The national capital and adjoining cities are likely to witness hotter days this week. The city witnessed a hot and sticky Sunday, with temperatures going up by 2–3°C compared to recent days. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said the western disturbance that had brought rain and cool winds last week has now passed. Because of this, the weather is expected to get hotter in the coming days.

Delhi weather forecast

Winds during the day were gentle, with the fastest being only 4 km/h. Humidity ranged from 33% to 90%, depending on the time of day. While Sunday didn’t bring much rain, a few places saw drizzles. On Saturday, Delhi had 12.8 mm of rain by 5:30 PM. So far in May, the city has received 90.6 mm of rain — 77 mm of that fell in just one day, on May 2. IMD said this was the second-highest amount of rain in one day for the month of May in Delhi’s history.

According to the IMD forecast, temperatures could rise to around 41°C this week. On Monday, the sky will likely be partly cloudy. The day’s high may reach 39°C, while the low could be around 26°C. A yellow alert was given for Sunday evening, warning of possible light rain or thunderstorms. But by late afternoon, no major rain had fallen. Around 8 PM, some areas saw dusty winds and light drizzles.

On Sunday, the Safdarjung weather station recorded a high of 37.8°C, which is slightly below normal. On Saturday, the high was 35.8°C. The lowest temperature recorded on Sunday was 23.6°C. Pitampura was the hottest part of Delhi, with the temperature reaching 38.8°C.

Delhi AQI

Meanwhile, the air quality in the national capital was recorded in ‘moderate’ category and the AQI was recorded at 137. As per the date of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.

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