Delhi weather update: No relief soon? Temperature to soar, likely to touch 43°C; here’s IMD’s forecast till April 28

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is expecting an increase of 2-3 degrees Celsius, touching nearly 43 degrees Celsius in the next few days, according to the daily weather bulletin.

A heatwave is declared when the maximum temperature departure is 4.5 or 6.4 degrees Celsius from normal, or the actual temperature breaches the 45-degree Celsius mark.

Delhi reeled under scorching heat on Wednesday, with the maximum temperature touching 42.1 degrees Celsius at the Ridge, which was 3.7 degrees above normal.


Ayanagar followed at 41.4 degrees Celsius, 3 degrees above normal, while Safdarjung, the city's base station, recorded a high of 40.7 degrees Celsius, also 3 notches above normal, IMD data showed.

The conditions in the capital are set to intensify further with a heatwave forecast from April 24.

The 24-hour change in maximum temperatures ranged between 1.6 degrees and 1.9 degrees across stations.

Delhi weather: Here's IMD forecast

Date	Max Temp (°C)	Min Temp (°C)	0530–1130 (IST)	1130–1730 (IST)	1730–2330 (IST)	Weather Forecast
23.04.2026	41–43	23–25	W/10–15	W/05–10	W/05–10	Mainly clear sky
24.04.2026	42–44	23–25	W/05–10	W/05–10	W/05–10	Mainly clear sky; heat wave at isolated places
25.04.2026	42–44	24–26	NW/05–10	NW/05–10	NW/10–15	Partly cloudy; heat wave at isolated places
26.04.2026	41–43	25–27	NW/05–10	NW/10–15	W/10–15	Partly cloudy sky
27.04.2026	41–43	24–26	NW/10–15	W/05–10	S/05–10	Partly cloudy sky
28.04.2026	41–43	24–26	NW/15–20	NW/15–20	W/05–10	Partly cloudy sky