Mumbai was the hottest city in India, followed by Surat, on Sunday, recording the season’s highest maximum temperature—39.4 degrees Celsius. The mercury is expected to soar until Tuesday, meteorologists have predicted.

On Sunday, Indian Meteorological Department's (IMD) Santacruz observatory, which represents the suburbs, recorded a maximum temperature of 39.4 degrees Celsius. On March 6, a maximum temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius was recorded at the observatory. In fact, the maximum temperature recorded at Santacruz has been above 35 degrees since March 2. The Colaba observatory, which represents south Mumbai, recorded a maximum temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Surat, meanwhile, saw a maximum temperature of  38.8 degrees Celsius.