India, June 9 -- Residents in the Capital witnessed sweltering heat on Sunday as the maximum temperature crossed the 40degC-mark for the first time this month and rose by 2.3degC from the previous day. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of possible hot and humid weather in the coming days and has issued a yellow alert for the same till Thursday.

A yellow alert is a cautionary notice, indicating that the weather may cause minor disruptions or inconveniences, but is not severe enough. The Met department also added that Delhi might experience light showers, gusty winds, and thunderstorms towards the end of the week.

The maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 42.1 degrees Celsius (degC), 2.1degC above the normal and...