India, April 27 -- Despite a marginal dip in mercury, Delhi residents continued to reel under intense heat as the Capital logged a maximum temperature of 42.1 degrees Celsius (degC) on Sunday - three degrees above normal. The city is likely to experience similar conditions on Monday as well, with a "yellow alert" for heat in the first half of the day, while spells of rain may bring some relief from Tuesday onwards, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Safdarjung, the city's base station for weather, logged a maximum of 42.1degC. It was 42.8degC on Saturday, in what was Delhi's hottest April day in four years. The highest maximum across the city on Sunday was 43.5degC at the Ridge station - four notches above normal. It...