The India Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave alert over Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana for the next 2 to 3 days. The department has also issued a thunderstorm warning over Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya. <br/><br/>The IMD said, the heat wave is the result of an anti-cyclone over Pakistan and western Rajasthan, the impact of which is being felt across the northern plains. Heatwave conditions at isolated places are very likely over the lower reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during next 2 to 3 days. <br/><br/>Delhiites today woke up to a hot morning in the national capital though the humidity level stayed at a moderate level. <br/><br/>The MeT Department has forecast a clear sky and the maximum temperature will hover around 41 degrees Celsius.