Ludhiana, June 11 -- The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Chandigarh centre on Tuesday issued a yellow alert for heatwave in the district till Thursday. Ludhiana clocked 44deg Celsius on Monday, and as per the IMD's weekly forecast, the maximum temperature is expected to stay above 40deg Celsius till June 16 and may even touch 45deg Celsius in the week.

While there is no prediction of a significant change in the weather after three days, IMD's Chandigarh centre director Surender Paul said there were some chances of light thunderstorms and even light rain at isolated places which will bring the temperatures down near the normal if not equal or below.

He also said that the heatwave wasn't expected to soar into the severe category. ...