New Delhi: The national capital is likely to get respite after it was in the grip of a severe heatwave on Monday with the maximum temperature settling at 40.9 degree Celsius. The Indian Meteorological Department said that similar conditions are likely to remain on Tuesday as well before getting some respite on Wednesday.
The national capital is likely to have “partly cloudy sky with possibility of very light rain/drizzle towards evening /night accompanied with gusty winds,” said the Indian Meteorological Department.
Similar weather conditions are likely to remain in adjoining regions of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, and Ghaziabad on Wednesday.
Similar conditions are forecasted for Friday also with “generally cloudy sky with possibility of very light rain/drizzle.”
The IMD also said that mercury is likely to drop from 42.0 degree Celsius on Tuesday to 40.0 degree Celsius on Wednesday and further down to 39.0 degree Celsius on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Monday was recorded to be the seventh day of heatwave in the month, making this year’s April to be one of the warmest months. The maximum temperature at the city's base station in Safdarjung, was recorded at 41.6 degree Celsius, 4.6 degrees more than normal.
For other parts of the country, the IMD has forecasted a heatwave on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
“Heat wave in isolated parts over Jammu Division, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar on 18; over Punjab, Haryana-Delhi, north Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Gangetic West Bengal on 18 & 19;over Jharkhand during 18-20 April. It is likely to abate thereafter due to approaching Western Disturbances, wind conditions,” the IMD said.