New Delhi, May 30 -- Delhi is likely to get temporary relief from the heat over the weekend as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for rain and thunderstorms, even as temperatures are expected to rise sharply again from the start of next week, according to the forecast.

"Partly cloudy sky becoming generally cloudy sky. A spell of very light to light rain accompanied with thunderstorm/lightning and strong wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph towards afternoon/evening," the IMD's forecast for today said.

Very light to light rain and thunderstorms are predicted for Sunday, with wind speeds of around 40-50 kmph in the morning. The IMD has forecast partly cloudy skies for Monday and Tuesday, while...