Delhi-NCR and several areas of north India remain under severe heatwave conditions, while satellite images from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) have shown a western disturbance near the northern region of the country.
The weather department had issued an 'orange' alert for Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurugram for Thursday, with the maximum temperature likely to stay above 45 degrees Celsius.
IMD scientist Naresh Kumar told news agency ANI that a western disturbance has started affecting northern India and the Himalayan region, which may lead to rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh in the coming days.
However, there is no clear indication yet on how strong its impact could be, meteorologists told India Today.
Heatwave conditions across north India are expected to continue in parts of northwest India, central India and most areas of east India for the next six to seven days, according to IMD.
Delhi recorded its hottest May night in almost 14 years, with the minimum temperature reaching 31.9 degrees Celsius on Thursday, according to the weather office.
