Delhi will burn: temperature may touch 45 degrees

New Delhi: Delhiites will get no respite from the sweltering heat with the maximum temperature expected to hover around the 45 degrees Celsius mark, four degrees above average, said an official on Friday.

"Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 29 degrees which was four degrees above average for this time of the year”, said an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official.

The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 45 degrees, he said.

"The skies will be partly cloudy and we expect some areas to experience dust and thunder storms late Friday”, the official added.

The capital on Thursday recorded a maximum temperature of 44.4 degrees, which were four notches above average.