No respite from heat | Maximum temperature touches 42 degrees Celsius

New Delhi: It seems that there is no offering of respite from the heat in northern India.

While some parts of the country have started getting pre-monsoon showers, the India Meteorological Department has stated that the maximum temperature during day, in the national capital, is expected hover around 42 degrees Celsius on Sunday.

It was a clear sky on Sunday morning with the minimum temperature being recorded at 27.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, an IMD official said.

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Stating that humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 35 per cent in northern parts of the country, the officials also said that the sky would remain mainly clear throughout the day.

On Saturday, the maximum and minimum temperature settled two notches above the season's average at 42 degrees Celsius and 27.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.