Mercury hits 38.8-deg on sunny day; MeT predicts rise

The maximum temperature was in the high-30s in Delhi today with the MeT office predicting a further rise in the mercury as skies remain clear in the national capital.
According to the MeT department, the day temperature was recorded two notches below normal at 38.8 degrees Celsius while the minimum was three points below normal at 24 degrees.
Humidity in air fluctuated between 33 and 88 per cent.
But the weatherman has predicted a rise in temperatures tomorrow with the skies expected to remain clear and the maximum and minimum are tipped to be at 45 and 25 degrees, respectively.

The maximum yesterday in the city was recorded at 36.4 degrees with the minimum having been at 21.4 degrees.