New Delhi: Delhi recorded a maximum temperature between 42 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department said the Delhi heat conditions are recording departures of about 2 to 3 degrees Celsius and the city has not yet realised heatwave conditions. Rohtak and Narnaul have realised heat wave conditions on the first day, said the weather department.

Clear skies and strong surface winds predicted for NCR

The IMD has predicted clear skies and strong surface winds across Delhi-NCR. The weather department said that Delhi temperature departures being close to 3 degrees Celsius may be said to be realising hot and humid conditions which is likely to continue till June 12.

The maximum temperature in Delhi on Sunday settled at 42.1 degrees Celsius. This is 2.1 degrees above the seasonal average. The minimum temperature recorded in the city was 27.7 degrees Celsius.

Weather forecast for Delhi

Temperatures in Delhi are expected to reach 43 degrees Celsius. This will continue the capital’s brush with heat. Dust-laden winds which blew through the day on Sunday are also expected to continue.

The IMD said that the minimum temperature on Monday is likely to be settled at around 28 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity was recorded at 31 per cent at 5:30 pm on Sunday.

Weather in North India

But, it’s not just Delhi which is facing a heatwave like situation. Other parts of North India are also witnessing intense heat. Rohtak and Narnaul have realised heat wave conditions for the first time this season on Sunday. Bhatinda recorded a temperature of 44.8 degrees Celsius which is just 0.2 degrees Celsius short of coming under heatwave condition.

Apart from this in the past 24 hours, ending at 5:30 pm on June 8, the maximum temperatures have risen by 2-3 degrees Celsius in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, east Uttarakhand, northwest Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh.

Not only that the maximum temperatures have also risen in northwest Madhya Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh and adjoining North Chhattisgarh, extreme south Gangetic West Bengal, east Vidarbha, Northeast Assam, northeast Meghalaya, south coastal Maharashtra & adjoining southcentral Madhya Maharashtra.

So technically heatwave conditions and high temperatures have been recorded across the country, be it north India or west or eastern part of the country.