Mumbaikars can expect relief from the unusual heat conditions by next week, when pre-monsoon showers are expected, the weather department has said. Rain and thunderstorms are expected in parts of Maharashtra by May 21, including South Maharashtra, Konkan, Marathwada, and Vidarbha, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

According to the IMD, thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds are very likely in isolated places at Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Kolhapur, and Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, and Osmanabad. At the same time, a heatwave warning has been issued for the districts of Akola and Amaravati until Sunday, and for the districts of Yavatmal and Washim beginning May 18.