New Delhi, May 31 -- The capital is likely to witness light rain and gusty winds of up to 60 kmph on Sunday evening and night, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow alert for the city.

The rain is expected due to a prevailing western disturbance that is weakening, with no rainfall expected from Monday onwards, the IMD said.

While some cloudiness may still persist in parts of the city on Monday and Tuesday, officials said temperatures are expected to rise and possibly cross 40degC on Tuesday and 42degC by Thursday. However, no heatwave conditions are likely till the coming weekend.

Delhi's minimum temperature on Sunday was 23.3degC -- four notches below normal, making for a fairly cool night. The minimum is exp...