<span style="color: #222222;">The national capital is reeling under scorching heat with the maximum temperature recorded at 40.7 degrees celsius yesterday. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to Met Department, the minimum temperature settled at  two notches above normal 25.6 degrees Celsius. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Met office has forecast clear sky and strong surface wind for today. Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover between 42 and 25 degrees Celsius today.</span>