New Delhi: Delhi to witness unusually hot week ahead. The city’s temperature is set to hit 37 degrees Celsius on Monday (March 9), the earliest it has crossed this mark in at least 15 years, IMD data shows. On Sunday, the national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 16.7 degrees Celsius, 2.7 notches above the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Relative humidity was recorded at 90 per cent at 8.30 am.
The Week Ahead
According to IMD forecast, on Monday and Tuesday mercury is set to go as high as 37 degrees. The temperture will continue to increase with with Wednesday temperature crossing 38 degrees. Some relief comes towards the weekend, with temperatures easing to 36 degrees on Friday and Saturday. Skies will stay partly cloudy all week and no weather warnings have been issued till now.
How Unusual Is This?
Very. Saturday’s maximum of 35.7 degrees was settled at 7.3 degrees above normal for this time of year. The last time Delhi crossed the 35-degree mark this early in March was on March 11, 2021. In 2025 it happened on March 14, and in 2024 not until March 27. According to IMD forecast Delhi will cross 38 degrees mark by March 11 this year.
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This year it arrived well before all of those, making it the earliest such heat surge in at least 15 years, as per IMD data.
Residents are advised to stay hydrated and avoid stepping out during peak afternoon hours to avoid scorching heat in the coming week. If you go out, use umbrella, wear full clothes to protect your skin from heat burns. Commuters are advised to travel via metro and public transport system. Keep water bottle and hydrate yourself.
