From correspondents in Delhi, India, 10:31 AM IST

For Delhiites, respite seems quite a distance away when it comes to the weather with the met department saying Friday that the heat wave is likely to continue.

'The minimum temperature recorded early today was 24.8 degrees Celsius, which is a notch above normal. The weather over the entire northern region is dry and therefore the heat wave is likely to continue,' an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Like the day before, the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 42 degrees Celsius Friday, a good three degrees above normal.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)