New Delhi, June 22 -- With the Southwest monsoon yet to reach the national capital, Delhi is expected to endure another week of hot weather.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), maximum temperatures are likely to remain largely unchanged over the next seven days, with highs touching 41 degrees Celsius.

Minimum temperatures may dip marginally over the next two days, hovering between 24 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius, before rising again to around 30 degrees Celsius by the weekend.

On Monday, the maximum temperature at Safdarjung, Delhi's base weather station, settled at 38.4 degrees Celsius, which is within the normal range for this time of the year. The minimum temperature was recorded at 27.3 degrees Celsius, ...