New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): Intense heat continued to affect normal life in the national capital on Friday with the maximum temperature at 42 degrees Celsius, a notch above the average,though a gentle breeze provided some relief in the evening. Some respite is likely on Saturday, the met office said.

The met department forecast a partly overcast Saturday with the temperature set to dip. The maximum and the minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 41 and 27 degrees Celsius.

"Saturday is likely to be cloudy and will see a 1-2 degree fall in the temperature," said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

IMD has also said that the city may see some haze in the coming days due to the dryness and dust storms.

On Friday, the minimum temperature was 27 degrees Celsius, average for the season.

Thursday was hot with the maximum temperature at 41.1 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, while the minimum was 26 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average.