Delhi is reeling under sultry weather conditions on Thursday as rains continue to play truant.
The IMD had declared the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala on May 29. After its onset over Kerala, the progress of monsoon has been sluggish.
New Delhi temperature has witnessed a minute drop in the temperature in comparison to the past few days.
Temperatures have been high in northwest and central India due to absence of thunderstorms or extra-tropical weather systems during March-May.
Delhi has faced one of its highest recorded temperature this week. Comparatively clearer skies are expected in the forthcoming days.
The average concentrations of PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood at 190 and 153, respectively.
The maximum temperature on Tuesday is likely to hover around 30 degrees Celsius, and a partly cloudy sky has been forecast.
On March 3, it will have a partial effect only in some parts of northeast Rajasthan. The weather will remain mainly dry over all the remaining areas.
Partly cloudy sky with along with heatwave conditions are forecast at isolated places