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Delhi experienced a warmer Friday (May 22, 2026) greeting arsenic the minimum somesthesia settled astatine 29.3°C, 2.6 notches supra normal. The metropolis remains nether an orangish alert with the maximum somesthesia expected to interaction 45°C with persisting heatwave conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The Safdarjung upwind presumption recorded a minimum somesthesia of 29.3°C, 2.6 notches supra normal.
Palam recorded 28.7°C, 1.6 notches supra normal; Lodhi Road 27.0°C, 2.0 notches supra normal; Ridge 28.6°C, 2.4 notches supra normal; and Ayanagar 28.8°C, 2.1 notches supra normal.
According to the IMD, the maximum somesthesia is apt to hover astir 45-46°C.
The upwind section has predicted beardown aboveground winds and heatwave conditions done the day, with a lukewarm night.
An orangish alert, arsenic per the IMD, stands for "be prepared".
Meanwhile, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood astatine 226 successful the 'poor' class astatine 9 a.m., according to information from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
As per CPCB standards, an AQI betwixt 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor', and 401-500 'severe'.
