Delhi-NCR: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heat wave warning for Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas for Monday, May 22, after several parts of the capital recorded maximum temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius.
The regional meteorological centre in its latest weather bulletin said Delhi is likely to witness partly cloudy sky with heatwave conditions at isolated places with strong winds.
According to the Met office, the observatories at Narela and Pitampura recorded 45 degrees Celsius, Ayanagar and Ridge reported 44 degrees Celsius and Palam recorded 43.8 degrees Celsius. The observatory at Safdarjung recorded the maximum temperature of 42.9 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average.
There was less traffic on the roads in the afternoon and the usually crowded boulevards wore a deserted look, reported PTI.
On Sunday, relative humidity levels were between 25 per cent and 74 per cent, it added.
The night temperature had settled three notches below normal at 24 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.
The weather office has forecast partly cloudy skies and heatwave conditions at isolated places on Monday. It has also predicted strong surface winds reaching speeds of 25-35 kilometres per hour during the day.
“I had to go to the market but the heat outside was unbearable so I did not go. The mercury has shot up so much and even the ACs are unable to provide relief,” said Varsha Pillai, a resident of Lajpat Nagar.
