Delhi sizzles at 41.7 deg C

New Delhi:

The national capital on Tuesday recorded a maximum temperature of 41.7 degrees Celsius, the maximum for the season this year so far, MeT officials said.

The minimum temperature settled at 28.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s normal, they said.

The weatherman has forecast mainly clear sky and strong dust-raising winds on Wednesday.

The maximum temperature would hover around 42 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature around 30 degrees Celsius, the MeT office said.