New Delhi, April 14 -- A cyclonic circulation that led to a sudden drop in temperatures in Delhi has dissipated, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Sunday. The Met has forecast the temperature to keep rising over the next week, with a yellow alert in place for April 16 and 17, warning people of possible heatwave conditions.
Delhi's pollution levels, meanwhile, continued to stay in the "moderate" zone for a third consecutive day on Sunday, but the air quality is likely to deteriorate on Monday, officials said.
According to IMD, a heatwave is when the maximum temperature is above 40degC, while the departure from normal is 4.5degC or more. It is also a heatwave if the maximum is over 45degC in the plains. IMD calls it a ...