India, May 18 -- The maximum temperature spiked across Delhi on Sunday, to around 43 degrees Celsius (degC) in some parts, as the Capital began feeling the impact of an intense heat spell sweeping across large parts of northwest and central India. Temperatures are likely to rise further over the next two days and may touch 45degC in isolated pockets, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, as it issued a yellow alert for heatwave conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Similar heatwave conditions are expected across large swathes of northwest and central India.

At Safdarjung, Delhi's base weather station, the maximum temperature settled at 41.9degC on Sunday. This was two notches above the normal and up from the maximum of 40.8degC...