India, April 20 -- Parts of India continue to reel under heatwaves, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) prediction similar conditions in several areas of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha region over the next few days along with cloudy sky in Delhi on Sunday. In Jammu and Kashmir, however, an advisory for severe weather has been sounded over possible heavy rain due to a western disturbance.

Maharashtra's Nagpur reportedly recorded the highest maximum temperature in the country on Saturday, soaring to a scorching 44.7 degrees Celsius, according to a Times of India report. This marked the city's hottest day of the season, surpassing Friday's high of 43 degrees Celsius within just 24 hours.

Although the temperature was 4.1 ...