India, June 4 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms and rain in Delhi on Wednesday and issued an "orange alert" for the Assam-Meghalaya region. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over Assam, likely to continue until June 7.

"Partly cloudy sky. Light rain/ thunderstorm/lightning and gusty winds (speed 40-50 kmph) temporarily reaching to 60 kmph during thunderstorm," the regional met centre in Delhi predicted for Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 degree Celsius, which was 6.9 notches below the seasonal average. The minimum temperature was 24.6 degrees Celsius, 2.3 notches below normal. Relative humidity was recorded at 50 per cent at 5:30 pm.

The IMD has forecast ...