It was a clear, hot Monday in Delhi with the maximum temperature expected to hover around the 41 degrees Celsius mark, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
"The day will be clear and hot," an IMD official said.
The minimum temperature early Monday was a notch above average at 26 degrees Celsius.
Humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 53 percent.
The maximum temperature Sunday was recorded three notches above average at 41.6 degrees Celsius.