Punjab and Haryana experienced no respite from the scorching heat wave as maximum temperatures hovered above normal levels in most parts of the two States on Sunday.
The maximum temperature level continued to rise, settling upto seven notches above normal levels in some parts of the region. The residents of Narnaul in Haryana faced the blistering heat at maximum temperature of 44.3 degree Celsius, up by seven notches from normal.
Scorching heat conditions also prevailed in parts of Haryana and Punjab including Bhiwani, Hissar, Rohtak, Amritsar and other places.
Punjab’s holy city Amritsar experienced scorching heat recording maximum temperature at 42 degree Celsius, seven degrees above normal. Patiala and ludhiana recorded respective maximum temperatures at 40.8 degrees and 42 degree Celsius.
Hisar settled at a high of 43.6 degrees, six notches above normal while Ambala recorded 39 degrees, three degrees above normal.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded maximum temperature at 39.4 degree Celsius, up by five degrees from normal.
The minimum temperature recorded in Ambala was 21.2 degree Celsius, Hisar 19.6 degrees, Karnal 17.2 degrees, Amritsar recorded 19.6 degree Celsius, ludhiana 20.7 degrees and Patiala 22 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department forecast, heat wave conditions are likely to continue at a few places in Haryana and Punjab during next 48 hours.
Meanwhile, the hills of Himachal Pradesh also saw the mercury rising, recording temperatures three to seven degrees above the average. But the Met office forecast rains and thundershowers later this week.
The State continued to experience hot weather with the day temperature crossing the 41 degrees Celsius mark in some areas. Una town was the hottest in the State with a high of 41.2 degrees Celsius.
Sundernagar in Mandi district recorded a maximum temperature of 36.2 degrees Celsius, while Dharamsala in Kangra district was 5.4 notches above average at 31.4 degrees Celsius.
Kalpa saw the day's temperature at 23.8 degrees Celsius. Himachal’s Capital, Shimla recorded 7 degrees Celsius, 7.1 notches above average.
Popular tourist resorts like Narkanda, Kufri, Kasauli, Manali, Palampur, Chamba and Dalhousie also experienced hot weather.