Delhi to get slight relief from scorching temperatures:IMD

IMD Predicts change in temperature level!


The national capital is witnessing extreme heatwave-like scenarios. The city is witnessing scorching hot heat for which people have been instructed to live indoors and not to travel much.

 

Whereas the India meteorological department (IMD) predicted a slight relief in the temperature level.

 

According to the information given by the IMD it said, Delhi faced scorching temperatures on Sunday (May 15) as Najafgarh and Mungeshpur recorded the maximum temperature of 49 degrees.

 

The maximum temperature at Safdarjung, Delhi's base station, was recorded at 46 degrees. With this, the city broke the record for maximum temperature on the second day straight. While the temperatures are expected to stay high for the next few days, there might be some relief with a slight dip in the temperatures.

 

As per the forecast of the Meteorological Department for Monday (May 16), the maximum temperature of Delhi can be 41 ° C today, which is expected to be 4.6 ° C less than the maximum temperature recorded yesterday.

 

Whereas extreme heat wave scenario is creating illness, many people have been witnessing and also the doctor predicted that there have been reports of people succumbing to heat strokes. There are also cases of people falling ill on the streets and getting admitted to the hospital owing to the skin-burning temperatures. According to doctors, the cause of such illness can be a heat stroke. The main reason for this is the excessive increase in body temperature. 

 

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