New Delhi, May 13 -- The India Meteorological Department has forecast a gradual rise in temperatures across Delhi-NCR over the coming days, with heatwave conditions likely to develop in the national capital between May 16 and May 20.

The weather agency has also issued a red colour warning for heatwave conditions over Rajasthan for Wednesday, while similar conditions are expected to continue over Gujarat, Maharashtra and western parts of Madhya Pradesh till Thursday.

According to the IMD, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are expected over Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Punjab during the day. Similar weather conditions have also been predicted over Jammu and Kashmir, La...