“It’s getting hot in here!” That’s what the people of Delhi-NCR are humming nowadays. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) shared the records to prove Delhiites correct.
Delhi experienced its hottest day of the year so far on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 with the maximum temperature soaring to 34.8 degrees celsius, 6.4 degrees above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The previous highest temperature this season was 32.8°C on Sunday. The highest temperature on Tuesday was recorded in Pitampura, West Delhi, at 35.3°C.
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IMD has forecast that the mercury will remain above normal for the next few days, even with chances of drizzle on Thursday night and during the day on Friday and Saturday. The maximum is forecast to be between 33 °C and 35 °C until Friday, which is likely to fall to 30 °C and 32°C on Saturday, officials said.
RK Jenamani, a scientist at IMD, attributed the current weather to dry winds blowing from Rajasthan towards Delhi. “However, an approaching western disturbance from Thursday onwards is expected to bring some marginal relief,” he was quoted as telling media outlets.
This brought no respite from the deteriorating air quality. The air quality further worsened in the past 24 hours. On Tuesday, the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 262 (poor) at 4 pm. It was 197 (moderate) a day earlier. Forecasts by the Centre’s Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi said a return to “moderate” air quality is likely from Wednesday till Friday.
