Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana continued to sizzle under severe heat wave with no let up in the temperature levels across the region.
The maximum temperature level continued to rise settling upto eight notches above normal in some parts of the region on Thursday.
Narnaul in Haryana braved the blistering heat at 45.5 degree Celsius, eight notches above normal. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded maximum temperature at 41.6 degree Celsius, up by eight degrees from normal.
The residents of Hissar in Haryana faced the scorching heat at maximum temperature of 45 degree Celsius, seven notches above normal levels.
Scorching heat conditions also prevailed in parts of Haryana and Punjab including Bhiwani, Rohtak, Amritsar and other places.
Punjab’s holy city, Amritsar settled at a maximum temperature of 43 degree Celsius, which was eight notches above normal. ludhiana and Patiala settled at respective high temperatures of 43.1 degrees and 43.7 degree Celsius.
Among other places, Karnal recorded maximum temperature at 42.8 degree Celsius, eight degrees above normal while Ambala saw a high of 42 degree Celsius, up by seven degrees against normal limit.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature recorded in Hisar was 26.4 degree Celsius, Chandigarh 24.4 degrees, Karnal 20.4 degrees, Amritsar recorded 23.2 degree Celsius, ludhiana 23.5 degrees and Patiala 24.6 degree Celsius.
The Met Department has forecast severe heat wave at a few places during next 24 hours in Haryana and Punjab. Warm night is also very likely at isolated places during next 48 hours in the two states. Thunder squall (wind speed exceeding 45 kmph ) is expected at isolated places on April 22 and 23 in both States, predicted the Met Department.