Hot Thursday in Delhi

, May 1: It will be a hot Thursday in Delhi and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 43 degrees Celsius, said the Met Office.

"The sky will remain mainly clear throughout the day," said an official of the India Meteorological Department.

The day's minimum temperature settled at 24.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season's average.

Humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 33 percent.

Delhi on Wednesday had the hottest day of April with a maximum temperature of 42.1 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, while the minimum was 22.8 degrees Celsius, one notches below the season's average.

IANS