Cloudy sky, gusty winds in Delhi today, temperature likely to rise ahead

Delhi is likely to witness a partly cloudy sky with gusty winds blowing through the day, the Regional Meteorological Centre has said. The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 35 and 20 degrees Celsius.

"Partly cloudy sky, gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) likely to prevail in the city," it said.

The weather office has predicted that Delhi may experience rising temperatures in April.

Yesterday, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 35.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average.

Delhi recorded its warmest day this year on Wednesday, with a maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, four notches above average.

"On Wednesday, the capital experienced the warmest day, but due to the cloudy skies and light showers in some Delhi NCR areas, the heat was not felt," scientist and head of the local weather office in New Delhi Kuldeep Srivastava told news agency PTI.

In its latest bulletin, the India Meteorological Department has predicted a rise in maximum temperatures by 2-3 degrees Celsius over many parts of south peninsular India during the next 5 days.

"Heat wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha during 30th March-01st April; North Interior Karnataka on 30th & 31st March; Telangana during 31st March-03rd April and Rayalaseema during 01st-03rd April," IMD said.

"Warm night conditions very likely to prevail in isolated pockets over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada during 30th March-01st April," it added.

(Inputs from PTI)