{"id":342998,"date":"2023-04-15T01:35:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T07:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=342998"},"modified":"2023-04-15T01:36:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T07:06:51","slug":"delhi-braces-for-heatwave-as-temperatures-soar-to-seasons-highest-at-39-4-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/delhi-braces-for-heatwave-as-temperatures-soar-to-seasons-highest-at-39-4-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi braces for heatwave as temperatures soar to season&#8217;s highest at 39.4 degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Heatwave-in-Delhi-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/04\/Heatwave-in-Delhi-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/04\/Heatwave-in-Delhi-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/04\/Heatwave-in-Delhi-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/04\/Heatwave-in-Delhi-696x387.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/04\/Heatwave-in-Delhi-1068x594.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/04\/Heatwave-in-Delhi-756x420.jpg 756w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/04\/Heatwave-in-Delhi.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New Delhi : Heatwave conditions are likely in some isolated places in Delhi on Saturday as the maximum temperature in the national capital increased to 39.4 degrees Celsius a day earlier, three notches above normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the highest maximum temperature recorded so far this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Sports Complex near Akshardham was the hottest station at 41.9 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pitampura and Faridabad followed with maximum temperatures settling at 41.4 and 41.3 degrees Celsius, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Najafgarh and Ridge recorded 40.8 degrees Celsius and Pusa saw 40.3 degrees Celsius. Lodhi Road, Ayanagar, and Palam reported 39.4, 39.1, and 39 degrees Celsius, respectively, &#8221; according to IMD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMD has issued a &#8216;yellow&#8217; alert for Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the maximum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory is expected to be around 41 degrees Celsius for the next three days, it may touch 42-43 degrees Celsius in other stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The public is advised to take precautions and stay hydrated during the hot weather, &#8221; said an IMD official.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi : Heatwave conditions are likely in some isolated places in Delhi on Saturday as the maximum temperature in the national capital increased to 39.4 degrees Celsius a day earlier, three notches above normal. This was the highest maximum temperature recorded so far this season. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Sports [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":342999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1961,36],"tags":[15651,16458,15535],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342998"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342998"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343001,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342998\/revisions\/343001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/342999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}