New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Delhi remained hot and muggy Sunday with the mercury above 40 degrees Celsius and the humidity levels high, despite light showers early in the day. Monday is expected to be the same, though light rains or thundershowers are forecast, weather officials said.
The maximum temperature was 41.1 degrees Celsius, one degree above the average for this time of the year, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said Sunday.
Earlier, the city witnessed a drop in the minimum temperature following light showers early morning. The minimum temperature was 27.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the average for this time of the year.
The humidity level was recorded at a high of 77 percent and low of 60 percent.
According to the IMD official, Delhi can expect a partly cloudy sky on Monday with possibility of thundershowers and light rains towards evening.
‘The minimum temperature for Monday will hover around 29 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature would be around 42 degrees Celsius,’ the IMD official said.
