New Delhi, May 3 -- A day after Rajasthan's Jaisalmer reported highest maximum temperature of 44.4degC, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued heat wave alert for 3 May for Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Predicting hailstorm activity over Jammu and Kashmir and thundersquall for Chhattisgarh, the weather office issued orange alert for these regions.

While some regions of South peninsular India brace for hot and humid weather conditions today, including Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura can expect isolated heavy rainfall till 4 May.

IMD in its latest weather bulletin forecasted 2-3degC gradual fall in maximum temperatures over Northwest India ti...