Mercury continues to rise at 38.7 degrees Celsius

New Delhi, Apr 23 (UNI) The mercury in the Capital today continued to rise with 38.7 degrees Celsius, marking the return of a hot summer in the coming days.

The minimum temperature also soared to 22 degrees Celsius from yesterday's 20.0.

The maximum was recorded at 38 degrees Celsius yesterday.

The Meteorological Department said the rise in mercury since the past three days is indicative of a further rise in temperature in the coming days, which would eventually lead to a return to scorching weather conditions.

The rising trend in mercury, coming after eleven days of relatively cool weather which saw the temperatures plummet to a low of 32 degrees Celsius earlier this week, is due to the dissipation of the upper air cyclonic movement.

The upper air cyclonic storm, originating from Rajasthan, had moved away from the Capital since Friday, setting off a series of dry winds over Delhi.

The weather office has predicted a partly sky and squalls in some parts of the capital.

The weather office said the minimum temperature on Tuesday could touch a high of 23 Degrees Celsius on April 26.

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