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Delhi experiences warm morning; 'orange' alert issued for heatwave
Delhi experiences warm morning; 'orange' alert issued for heatwave An ‘orange’ alert stands for 'be prepared', while the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 46 degrees CelsiusUpdated – May 20, 2026 02:44 pm IST – New Delhi…
Delhi experiences warm morning; ‘orange’ alert issued for heatwave
An ‘orange’ alert stands for ‘be prepared’, while the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 46 degrees Celsius
Updated – May 20, 2026 02:44 pm IST – New Delhi
A woman covers herself and a kid on a hot summer day, in New Delhi on May 19, 2026. Delhi experienced a warm Tuesday morning as the minimum temperature settled at 28.2 degrees Celsius.
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Delhi experienced a warm Wednesday (May 20, 2026) morning as the minimum temperature settled at 28.3 degrees Celsius while the weather office issued an ‘orange’ alert for heatwave conditions, with isolated places in the city likely to reel under intense heat during the day.
Delhi sizzles at 45.1°Celsius, IMD warns of week-long heatwave
An orange alert stands for ‘be prepared’, while the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 46 degrees Celsius. Isolated places in the city are likely to reel under heatwave to severe heatwave-like conditions during the day, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Among the weather stations, Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 28.3 degrees Celsius, 1.8 notches above normal.Palam recorded 28.5 degrees Celsius, 1.4 notches above normal; Lodhi Road 26.8 degrees Celsius, 2.8 notches above normal; Ridge 28.0 degrees Celsius, 1.3 notches above normal; and Ayanagar 27.0 degrees Celsius, 0.5 notch above normal.
Warm morning in Delhi; Air quality moderate
Meanwhile, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 177 in the ‘moderate’ category at 9 a.m., according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). As per the CPCB standards, an AQI of 0-50 is considered ‘good’, 51-100 ‘satisfactory’, 101-200 ‘moderate’, 201-300 ‘poor’, 301-400 ‘very poor’, and 401-500 ‘severe’.
Published – May 20, 2026 01:08 pm IST
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