India, April 26 -- The national capital sweltered on Saturday, recording its highest maximum temperature of the year so far.

Several weather stations reported heatwave conditions across the city, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heatwave conditions over northwest and central India during the next three days, including in parts of Delhi and northern states.

The weather department has forecast rain from Monday to Wednesday, bringing some hope of respite to Delhiites.

While a yellow alert had been issued for Saturday, a similar alert remains in place for Sunday as well, warning people of isolated heatwave conditions.

On Saturday, Safdarjung, representative of the city's weather, recorded a maximum temperatu...