The weather office forecast holds out hope of a little respite in the form of light rain or thunderstorm in some areas later in the day.
"The maximum temperature is expected to be around 38 degrees Celsius. Humidity was 51 per cent at 8.30 AM," a MeT official said.
Yesterday, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 36.3 degrees Celsius while the minimum was 26 degrees Celsius.