Severe Heatwave Persists In Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan

Heatwave conditions continue to persist in parts of north India. Delhi saw the hottest day of the year on Sunday. Safdarjung, the city's base station, recorded a maximum temperature of 45.4 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal, with dry and warm winds making the outdoors unbearable. The feels-like temperature was 49 degrees Celsius. Parts of northwest Delhi sizzled at 48.3 degrees. Government and private schools in Gurugram up to Class 8 will remain closed from May 27 to May 31 due to heat wave conditions. A severe heat wave warning for western Rajasthan Jodhpur and Bikaner was issued by the met department as temperatures hovered at 49 degrees in cities like Phalodi and Barmer.