It was a hot morning in the capital Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling at 30.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above average for this time of year. The weather office has forecast a clear day ahead.
"A clear day is in store. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 43 degrees Celsius," an official at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) told IANS.
Humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 56 percent.
Both maximum and minimum temperatures settled a notch above average at 41.7 and 28.8 degrees Celsius Tuesday.