It was a sunny, warm morning in the national capital Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.7 degrees Celsius, a notch below average for this time of year.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the day would be hot and sunny.
"The skies will be clear and the maximum temperature is expected to hover around the 41 degrees Celsius mark," said the IMD official.
Tuesday was hot as well. The maximum temperature was recorded two notches above average at 40.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was 25.3 degrees - average for this time of year.