Warm, humid Wednesday in Delhi, Thursday to be cloudy

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The national capital experienced a warm and humid Wednesday with the maximum temperature recorded at 41.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average. The Met Office has forecast a cloudy Thursday. "The...

Warm, humid Wednesday in Delhi, Thursday to be cloudy

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The national capital experienced a warm and humid Wednesday with the maximum temperature recorded at 41.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average. The Met Office has forecast a cloudy Thursday.

"The skies will turn cloudy noon onwards and thunderstorms may occur in many parts of the city," said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The maximum and the minimum temperatures Thursday are likely to hover around 42 degrees and 28 degrees Celsius.

Wednesday's minimum temperature was 29.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. The humidity level during the day was 81 percent.

The maximum temperature Tuesday settled at 43.4 degrees Celsius and the minimum was recorded at 32 degrees Celsius, both four notches above the season's average.