Mercury in the national capital hovered near the normal level but high humidity, up to 74 per cent, troubled the residents. The city had a high of 36.3 degrees, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 26 degrees.
The observatories at Safdarjung, Lodhi Road, Palam, Ayanagar and Ridge gauged light rainfall till 8:30 am. The MeT forecast cloudy skies with a possibility of light showers in the city on Wednesday.
The other three metropolitan cities of Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai recorded their respective maximums at 30, 38.9 and 34.8 degrees.
The weatherman sounded a 'heavy rains' alert in Uttarakhand for the next two days.“Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places in the state especially Uttarkashi, Tehri, Dehradun, Almora, Nainital, Champavat and Pithoragarh districts in the next two days starting tomorrow,” MeT office Director Vikram Singh said.
Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under scorching heat with Allahabad being the hottest place at 44.4 degrees Celsius today, even as light rains and thundershowers occurred at isolated places.
Varanasi had a high 42.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Fatehgarh and Lucknow at 42 and 41.8 degrees, respectively.
Maharajganj and Bhinga received 2 cms of rainfall each, while Moradabad, Orai and Agra received one cms of rainfall each, the weatherman said.
In Maharashtra, the Agrimet section of the MeT department advised farmers in the drought-hit parts not to undertake sowing operations, saying “the monsoon has not yet arrived in the state.”