Delhi Heat Wave

On Monday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 26.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to help keep the indoors cooler.

Maximum temperatures in the national capital are predicted to rise gradually but a heat wave is unlikely in the next four to five days, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Delhi's primary weather station, the Safdarjung Observatory, has not recorded any heat wave in the pre-monsoon season for the first time since 2014, officials said on Tuesday.

A fresh spell of rains, gusty winds and overcast skies turned weather pleasant in the national capital on Monday, with the IMD's Regional Forecasting Centre saying heatwave conditions are unlikely to return to the capital till June 4.

Rain along with strong winds and dust storms hit parts of Delhi on Thursday, days after the weather office declared a heat wave in the capital.

Delhi is reeling under a punishing heatwave which pushed the temperature as high as 46.2 degrees Celsius in some parts of the city today. The weather office has, however, also predicted likely relief from the heatwave from tomorrow.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heat wave warning for several parts of north and central India including Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.

A heat wave warning has been issued for Delhi and adjoining areas for Monday after several parts of the capital recorded maximum temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius.

There will be no heatwave for the next seven days in most parts of the country, the weather office said today, in a big relief after days of scorching heat.

In the wake of predictions of upcoming heat waves in the national capital, Delhi Government on Wednesday issued guidelines on school preparedness for ongoing summers.

Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the highest so far this year, according to officials.

Significantly high temperatures over northwest India, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa may have an adverse impact on wheat and other crops, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.

The minimum and maximum temperature in Delhi is above normal for this season, a senior scientist at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) told NDTV.

Between March and May, Delhi experienced five heat waves with record-breaking temperatures reaching up to 49.2 degrees Celsius which increased the vulnerability of half of the city's population.

On Monday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 26.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to help keep the indoors cooler.

Maximum temperatures in the national capital are predicted to rise gradually but a heat wave is unlikely in the next four to five days, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Delhi's primary weather station, the Safdarjung Observatory, has not recorded any heat wave in the pre-monsoon season for the first time since 2014, officials said on Tuesday.

A fresh spell of rains, gusty winds and overcast skies turned weather pleasant in the national capital on Monday, with the IMD's Regional Forecasting Centre saying heatwave conditions are unlikely to return to the capital till June 4.

Rain along with strong winds and dust storms hit parts of Delhi on Thursday, days after the weather office declared a heat wave in the capital.

Delhi is reeling under a punishing heatwave which pushed the temperature as high as 46.2 degrees Celsius in some parts of the city today. The weather office has, however, also predicted likely relief from the heatwave from tomorrow.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heat wave warning for several parts of north and central India including Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.

A heat wave warning has been issued for Delhi and adjoining areas for Monday after several parts of the capital recorded maximum temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius.

There will be no heatwave for the next seven days in most parts of the country, the weather office said today, in a big relief after days of scorching heat.

In the wake of predictions of upcoming heat waves in the national capital, Delhi Government on Wednesday issued guidelines on school preparedness for ongoing summers.

Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 36.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the highest so far this year, according to officials.

Significantly high temperatures over northwest India, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa may have an adverse impact on wheat and other crops, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.

The minimum and maximum temperature in Delhi is above normal for this season, a senior scientist at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) told NDTV.

Between March and May, Delhi experienced five heat waves with record-breaking temperatures reaching up to 49.2 degrees Celsius which increased the vulnerability of half of the city's population.