Overview
- The IMD, which updated its outlook Monday, expects clear skies over most of India with highs of 40–42°C in central and peninsular states and Delhi near 40°C by mid‑week.
- Hyderabad and parts of Telangana are under an orange alert through about April 16 with forecast highs of 41–44°C, while Maharashtra’s Vidarbha has a heat alert after readings above 42°C.
- Delhi logged 36°C on Monday with daytime winds around 15–25 km/h, and forecasters expect 38°C on Tuesday and about 40–41°C between Wednesday and Friday.
- Delhi’s air quality sits in the moderate band now, and the Air Quality Early Warning System projects a slide toward poor as heat builds and winds ease later in the week.
- Northeast India remains a wet outlier with rain and thunderstorms in states including Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, as the IMD warns the broader heat will raise health risks and threaten wheat now in harvest.