
Delhi on Wednesday experienced its lowest temperature of the season at 33.1 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal still, even as a thick blanket of smog covered it for most of the day.
The city recorded its second-highest temperature at 33.6 degrees Celsius on October 12.
Delhi's daytime temperature has been between 35 and 36 degrees Celsius throughout October and is not likely to come down in the coming days.
"The temperature is not expected to drop as there is no significant weather activity, clouding, or western disturbance at the moment. Until a strong western disturbance or snowfall occurs in regions like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the temperature will remain stable for at least another week," Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather Services, a private forecaster, said.
He said there is a chance of some western disturbance around October 25 or 26, with possible rainfall or snowfall in the upper reaches. "However, until then, we don't expect a major decline in temperatures." Humidity fluctuated between 55 per cent and 83 per cent during the day.
The weather department forecast a clear sky on Thursday and the maximum and minimum temperatures to settle around 33 degrees Celsius and 19 degrees Celsius.
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With the maximum temperature settling at 21.7 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung, 9.6 degrees below normal, Delhi logged its coldest March day since March 8, 2020, when the mercury had dropped to 21.2 degrees Celsius.
The AIIMS-Delhi is set to conduct the AIRCARE study, which plans to study the correlation between particulate matter and how it is causing lung cancer.
Extreme heat can affect how the body regulates temperature, fluids and circulation, making pregnant women more vulnerable to heat-related illnesses.
People in war zones, where they are already under stress, can reduce their health risks by staying indoors in the days after military attacks, if possible. Keeping windows and doors closed can help reduce the amount of polluted ambient air
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