With the national capital already sizzling due to a significant rise in the mercury, making March the hottest in the last six years, the Met department says the temperature could rise to 39 degrees Celsius by the end of month.
On Saturday, the maximum temperature in Delhi was 35 degree Celsius, four notches above the season's average. This is expected to rise by four degrees by the end of March.
"The maximum temperature expected to rise to 36 degrees on Monday, 37 degrees on Tuesday and 38-39 degree Celsius by the end of the month, even as western disturbance is expected by Tuesday, 28 March," an official of the India Meteorological Department said.
Meanwhile, Delhi already faced 38 degrees on Thursday, March 23, which was hottest since 2011.