Delhi sizzles at 44.4 degrees Celsius

The national capital continued to sizzle under severely hot conditions with people braving heatwave conditions to do their daily chores as the mercury soared to settle at 44.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average.

The minimum temperature settled at 25.9 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal, said a Met department official.

The relative humidity level oscillated between 55 and 13 per cent.

The Met office has forecast partly cloudy skies along with the likelihood of very light rain and thundershowers toward evening and night tomorrow.

"The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 41 and 27 degrees," the weatherman said.

Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures had settled at 43.5 and 27.2 degrees respectively.