On Sunday, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 29.5°C, which was 2°C below the seasonal average. The minimum temperature stood at 15.6°C, about 1.7°C below normal.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted Delhi may see another spell of light rain on Monday, even as temperatures are expected to gradually rise through the week despite persistent cloudy conditions.
The development follows the unusual rainfall that brought relief from the heat on Thursday and Friday.
The cooling impact of those showers continued into Sunday, although both maximum and minimum temperatures edged up slightly compared to Saturday, remaining below normal levels.
On Sunday, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 29.5°C, which was 2°C below the seasonal average. The minimum temperature stood at 15.6°C, about 1.7°C below normal.
For Monday, the IMD has predicted “generally cloudy skies with a possibility of very light rain accompanied with thunderstorm/lightning during forenoon to afternoon.”
Cloudy weather is expected to persist throughout the week, with maximum temperatures likely to climb to 32–34°C by Saturday and minimum temperatures ranging between 16°C and 18°C.
“A feeble western disturbance is expected to bring cloudy weather along with isolated light to moderate rains across Delhi-NCR, Haryana, North Punjab, Rajasthan, and Chandigarh on Monday morning into late evening hours. These won’t bring widespread rains like the previous ones as the western disturbance is feeble,” meteorologist Navdeep Dahiya posted on X.
Skymet president Mahesh Palawat, however, said the system is unlikely to significantly affect Delhi.
