Chandigarh and its surrounding areas were lashed by rain and hailstorm on Sunday evening even as most parts of Punjab and Haryana continued to experience heat wave conditions.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, which saw a maximum temperature of 41 degrees during the day, got some relief towards the evening with rainfall, accompanied by hailstorm, in some areas.
Haryana's Hisar town at 44.4 degrees Celsius was the hottest place in the northern region on Sunday as blistering heat conditions continued in the state and neighbouring Punjab.
Most places in both States recorded maximum temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. On May 21, Hisar had recorded its highest temperature of the season at 47.8 degrees.
In Punjab, the holy city of Amritsar and industrial city ludhiana recorded 43.7 and 43.8 degrees Celsius, while Patiala saw a high of 42.1 degrees.
The minimum temperature recorded was 31.3 degree Celsius in Chandigarh, 28.7 degrees in Ambala, 25.1 degrees in Hisar, 26.4 degrees in Amritsar, 29.8 degrees in ludhiana and 29.7 degree Celsius in Patiala.
According to the Meteorological Department, light rain/thundershowers are likely at isolated places during next 48 hours and dry weather thereafter in Haryana and Punjab.
Thunderstorm/duststorm accompanied with squall with wind speed exceeding 45 kmph is also likely at isolated places during next 48 hours in both the States, predicted the Met Department.