The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light rainfall for Delhi on Friday, June 14, which might bring some relief from the ongoing heatwave in the capital.

On Thursday, the Safdarjung Observatory, which is the city's official weather station, recorded a maximum temperature of 44.8 degrees Celsius, 4.9 degrees above normal. Whereas, the Najafgarh weather station recorded an even higher temperature of 45.1 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD.

Delhi was on an ‘orange’ alert, signalling to be prepared for the day. Relative humidity ranged from 15 per cent to 58 per cent on Thursday, as per the IMD report.

The forecast for Friday included partly cloudy skies with chances of thunderstorms, light rain, or drizzle in some places during the afternoon and evening. The IMD also predicts heatwave conditions in certain areas, along with strong surface winds reaching up to 35 kilometres per hour. Temperatures are expected to range around 44 degrees Celsius for the maximum and 30 degrees Celsius for the minimum.

The highest temperatures reached between 44 and 47 degrees Celsius in parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi, as well as some areas of Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.