Overview

• Delhi's maximum reached 38.1°C on Sunday and 37.5°C on Monday, while the minimum held at 28.2°C — the highest September night in six years, IMD data show.
• IMD forecasts generally cloudy skies with light rain or drizzle on Tuesday and Wednesday, with daytime temperatures easing to the low-to-mid 30s.
• The late-September heat followed the monsoon’s September 24 withdrawal, the earliest since 2002, alongside clear skies, high humidity and easterly winds that limited night-time cooling.
• Air quality remained in the “moderate” category, with a 24-hour average AQI around 120–139, and forecasters expect similar levels into early October.
• IARI has detected about 130 stubble-burning events so far this season, and police filed the first FIR for crop-residue burning in Mohali, according to PTI.