New Delhi, June 9 -- Amid the national capital sizzling with heat, the India Meteorological Department has predicted that the temperature may rise to over 45 degrees Celsius in the coming days.

According to the Met Department, the city's temperature reached its highest point of June so far, 44 degrees Celsius, on Monday. In the early morning, it touched 27.6 degrees Celsius, with humidity levels recorded at around 48 per cent.

Earlier on Sunday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature at 42.1 degrees Celsius.

Warning of "hot and humid" conditions continuing in the city, the IMD has issued an orange alert for the next four days for national capital and surrounding states, including Haryana, Punjab and some parts of Uttar Pradesh.

The IMD ...