India, March 12 -- Tuesday was Delhi's hottest day of the season as the maximum temperature rose beyond normal and crossed 35degC in isolated pockets of the city, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Base weather station Safdarjung recorded a maximum of 34.8degC - six degrees above normal for this time of the year. The previous highest temperature this season was 32.8degC on Sunday. The highest temperature on Tuesday was recorded in Pitampura, west Delhi, at 35.3degC.

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 33-35degC till Friday, which is likely to fa...