The national capital is currently grappling with a heatwave and a severe water crisis amid extreme weather conditions.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the heatwave, with Delhi's maximum temperature expected to reach 44 degrees Celsius on Saturday.

The weather forecast for Delhi over the next seven days indicates a period of intense heat and variable weather conditions. On June 1, the temperature will drop slightly to a high of 44 degrees Celsius and a low of 30 degrees Celsius, with generally cloudy skies and heat wave conditions in isolated places. Thunderstorms or dust storms with light rain and gusty winds (30-40 km/h) are also expected, with winds from the southwest at 12 km/h in the morning, 32 km/h in the afternoon, and 16 km/h in the evening.

Delhi experienced its hottest May in 11 years, with both daytime and nighttime temperatures soaring above average levels, according to recent data. The average maximum temperature recorded at Safdarjung, the city's base station, for May, stood at 41.4 degrees Celsius, marking the highest temperature observed in over a decade. This figure surpassed the normal maximum for May by 1.5 degrees Celsius, which typically registers at 39.9 degrees Celsius. The last time Delhi witnessed a higher mean day temperature was in May 2013, recorded at 41.5 degrees Celsius.

Similarly, the mean minimum temperature for May 2024 (till May 30) stood at 26.4 degrees Celsius, the highest since May 2016, when it was 26.8 degrees Celsius. This figure also exceeded the normal minimum temperature for May, which averages at 25.8 degrees Celsius.