The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rain for Delhi this week even as the maximum temperature in the national capital touched 42 degrees Celsius.

Delhi on Tuesday saw the highest temperature, three notches above normal, this season. While the temperature remains above 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the national capital, no heatwave warning has yet been issued.

Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist and head of the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, told PTI that according to the weekly forecast, the temperature will be around 42 degrees Celsius. As a result, no heatwave conditions will be applied in the capital.

The weather forecast office predicted partly cloudy weather in Delhi on Wednesday, May 8, with the temperature likely to cross 40 degrees Celsius once again. The maximum and minimum temperatures will likely settle at 41 and 24 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Further, Delhi residents may get a respite from the heat this week as the weather agency predicted light drizzling and thunderstorms in the capital on May 11 and 12.