The India Meteorological Department said that there is a possibility of dust storm and thunderstorm in Delhi towards the evening on Sunday, as reported by the news agency PTI. The weather office also predicted that the sky will remain partly cloudy and the national capital can witness strong surface winds of 20-40 kmph during the day.
According to IMD, the minimum temperature in the city on Sunday settled at 25.9 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. The relative humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 53 per cent, it said. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 42 degrees Celsius. On Saturday, the minimum temperature settled at 22 degrees Celsius while the maximum settled at 41.8 degrees Celsius.
On Friday, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) around 9 am was recorded in the 'moderate' category with a reading of 191, SAFAR data showed. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
Earlier on Friday, hot weather conditions prevailed in Haryana and Punjab with the maximum temperature settling above the 40 degrees Celsius mark in most parts of the states. In Haryana, Hisar sizzled at 43.9 degrees Celsius, followed by Sirsa (43.8 degrees) and Narnaul (43.5 degrees), according to the Meteorological Department, as reported by PTI.
Ambala recorded a high of 39.6 degrees Celsius, Rohtak recorded a high of 41.8 degrees Celsius while Bhiwani's maximum temperature settled at 40.2 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Bathinda recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius.
The mercury settled at 40.5 degrees Celsius in Amritsar and 41.4 degrees Celsius in Patiala. Ludhiana recorded a high of 40 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature in Pathankot settled at 40.6 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a high of 39 degrees Celsius.