The India Meteorological Department said that strong winds swept across Delhi on Tuesday morning, raising dust and affecting air quality as well as reducing visibility to 1,000 metres.
The temperature in Delhi reached a scorching 41.3°C on Monday, surpassing the usual average for this period by two degrees, as per IMD. It has forecasted light rainfall on Tuesday which might bring a very brief respite from the scorching heat. At IMD's Safdarjung observatory, the minimum temperature on Monday was recorded at 25.2°C, slightly lower than the previous day's reading of 25.9°C. On Sunday, the maximum temperature was 40.9°C. The weather department has predicted dust storms and gusty winds with speeds ranging from 40 to 75 km/h in Delhi, NCR, Jhajjar, Farukhnagar, Sohana, and Nuh (Haryana)., Delhi News, Times Now
Meteorologists have attributed the dusty conditions to a combination of intense heat in northwest India over the past five days, parched soil due to the absence of rainfall, and strong winds that have persisted since midnight.