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Delhi: Maximum temperature settles at 43.8 degrees Celsius, no respite from heatwave till 15 June

According to the IMD, partly cloudy skies with thunder, lightning and strong surface winds are expected in Delhi in the next few days

|Jun 11, 2022, 22:15:07 IST

New Delhi: The maximum temperature in the national capital Delhi on Saturday settled at 43.8 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The minimum temperature settled at 29.7 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, it said.

According to the IMD, partly cloudy skies with thunder, lightning and strong surface winds are expected in Delhi in the next few days but no major respite from the heat is likely till 15 June.

Heatwave conditions are expected to prevail in isolated pockets of Delhi, Haryana, northwest Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh till 15 June, a Skymet Weather report said.

The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded in the 'poor' (285) category around 6:45 pm, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) data.

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