Summer sizzle beckons: Day mercury to soar 3-5°C across India

Torrid days ahead Delhi to record max temperatures between 39°C-40°C in coming days

- Jayashree Nandi

NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday warned that day temperatures across northwest India are likely to surge by 3-5°C during the next seven days, signaling the onset of extreme heat conditions in several regions.

Delhi recorded a peak of 36.4°C on Wednesday, 2.4°C above normal and the maximum across the country was 42.8°C, recorded in Surendranagar of Gujarat.

In the national capital, temperatures are forecast to climb to 39-40°C in the coming days, with hot dry winds predicted to sweep the region.

"No weather activity is expected over Delhi and northwest India. The thunderstorm activity is limited to peninsular and parts of central India," said Mahesh Palawat, vice president of climate and meteorology at Skymet Weather.