The IMD has issued an orange alert, warning of moderate rainfall in the city on June 30. The maximum temperature will come down to 33-34 degrees Celsius by July 1, the weather office said.
The monsoon is just a few days away from Delhi and is expected to yield good rainfall in the first 10 days, weather experts said.
The maximum temperature on Monday is likely to settle around 40 degrees Celsius, the weather department has said.
The minimum temperature on Thursday was recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average, the weather office stated, adding, that Delhi received 2 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert, warning of a heatwave in parts of Delhi on Monday.
Parts of Delhi had reeled under sweltering heatwave for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday. Five out of 11 weather stations in Delhi recorded a heatwave on Tuesday.
The MeT Department forecast intense spell of rainfall over sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and the northeastern states over next the four days.
Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals are all set to take on each other at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
With scanty rains owing to feeble western disturbances, Delhi had recorded its second hottest April this year since 1951 with a monthly average maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius.
The weather office predicted that the maximum temperature will hover around 38 degrees Celsius.
A cyclone circulation is lying over Southeast Bay of Bengal and South Andaman Sea, the India Meteorological Department in Bhopal has predicted.
Meanwhile, the national capital on Sunday recorded a maximum temperature of 24.2 degree Celsius and a minimum of 5.4 degrees. The relative humidity at 5.30 p.m was pegged at 42 per cent.
IMD in its weather update earlier had predicted light to moderate intensity rain accompanied with thunderstorms in the national capital and its adjoining areas.
Apart from this, another Western Disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from February 6, the IMD has said.
According to the forecast, a low pressure area now lies over south Thailand and its neighbourhood and is likely to emerge in the Andaman Sea during the next 12 hours.
Last month, Delhi registered a total of 413.3 mm of rainfall at the Safdarjung Observatory with the highest 24-hour downpour recorded at 117.7 mm on September 2.
There is also a likelihood of heavy to very heavy showers in Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Koraput, and Malkangiri districts on Monday and Tuesday, the IMD said.
An orange alert is issued as a warning for extremely bad weather with the potential of disruption in commute with road and drain closures and interruption of power supply.
The weatherman predicted a generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain thundershowers during the day in Delhi.
On Sunday, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad received light to moderate rainfall, a much needed respite from the warm weather and high humidity.
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