No respite from heat: IMD issues yellow alert in NCR

Residents in the Capital witnessed sweltering heat on Sunday as the maximum temperature crossed the 40°C-mark for the first time this month and rose by 2.3°C from the previous day.

- Aheli Das

NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of possible hot and humid weather in the coming days and has issued a yellow alert for the same till Thursday.

A yellow alert is a cautionary notice, indicating that the weather may cause minor disruptions or inconveniences, but is not severe enough. The Met department also added that Delhi might experience light showers, gusty winds, and thunderstorms towards the end of the week.

Delhi's maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 42.1 degrees Celsius (°C), 2.1°C above the normal and up from 39.8°C a day before. Meanwhile, the heat index (real-feel temperature) was recorded at 47.2°C at 2.30pm, which is when temperature peaks in a day.

The Capital's minimum temperature, too, saw a rise on Sunday and was logged at 27.6°C, coinciding the normal temperature of the day, and a rise from Saturday's 26.3°C.