India, April 8 -- New Delhi

Clear skies and warm, dry northerly winds led to Delhi on Monday recording its first heatwave day of the summer season, as the maximum temperature crossed the 40-degree mark to settle at a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius (degC). This was the highest maximum so far this season, eclipsing the previous high of 39degC on April 3.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the National Capital Region, warning that heatwave conditions will continue across Delhi-NCR on both Tuesday and Wednesday. However, a western disturbance is likely to influence the region, and is predicted to bring relief from the heat from Thursday, IMD officials said.

The 40.2degC recorded on Monday was logged at th...