Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana continued to sizzle under severe heat wave with no let up in temperature levels across the region.
The maximum temperature level continues to rise settling upto seven notches above normal in some parts of the region on Friday.
The residents of Hissar in Haryana faced the blistering heat at maximum temperature of 43.5 degree Celsius, five notches above normal.
Scorching heat conditions prevailed in parts of Haryana and Punjab including Bhiwani, Narnaul, Rohtak, Amritsar and other places. Bhiwani recorded a high temperature of 42.4 degree Celsius while Narnaul settled at 42 degree Celsius, five degrees above normal.
The holy city of Amritsar settled at a maximum temperature of 42.4 degree Celsius, seven notches above normal. Among other places, Karnal recorded maximum temperature of 39 degree Celsius, Ambala saw a high of 39.6 degree Celsius and both ludhiana and Patiala recorded a high temperature of 40 degree Celsius.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded maximum temperature of 39 degree Celsius, four degrees above normal. A day before, the city had settled at maximum temperature of 38.4 degree Celsius.
After its arrival in the first week of July, the monsoon is playing truant across the region resulting in high temperature as well as humidity levels.