India, Feb. 25 -- Mumbai is expected to reel under scorching heat on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 25 and 26, as the India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for heatwave. Mumbai's maximum temperature reached 38.4 degree Celsius on Monday, a five-year high in the month of February.

The maximum temperature recorded on Monday by the Mumbai Santa Cruz observatory was 6.4 degrees above normal, reported The Indian Express. Last time the temperature hit the 38.4 degree-mark in Mumbai was on February 28, 2020, the report added.

For the next 48 hours, the regional meteorological department has predicted a mainly clear sky in Mumbai and its suburbs. However, hot and humid conditions are very likely to prevail. The maximum and ...