India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for heatwave conditions today over parts of Delhi, with maximum temperature hovering between 43 and 45 degrees Celsius. Severe heatwave conditions are also expected to persist during the day in places over Haryana, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha.

 

In Chhattisgarh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Telangana and Uttarakhand also similar conditions are expected. Gangetic West Bengal, Konkan and Goa, Odisha, Saurashtra, Kutch, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are expected to experience hot and humid weather conditions. Warm night conditions are likely to prevail tonight in Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha.

 

The Weather Agency also predicted heavy rainfall in parts of north-east India, Bihar, Interior Karnataka, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim today.