Haryana and Punjab continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions on Wednesday with temperatures recorded in the 42-45 degrees Celsius mark at several places.
Hisar town in Haryana sizzled at 45.1 degree Celsius, making it the hottest place in the region.
Bhiwani settled at a high of 44.3 degrees, Karnal recorded 42.2 degrees and Ambala recorded 42.5 degree celsius.
Amritsar city in Punjab recorded a high of 41.9 degrees, while ludhiana and Patiala cities were hotter with highs of 43 and 43.4 degrees respectively.
The union territory of Chandigarh recorded a high of 42.6 degrees, a little less than the 43 degrees recorded on Tuesday.
The maximum temperatures were recorded four to six degrees above average in various parts of the region, said a Met Department official here.
He said that heat wave conditions would prevail over the region in the coming days and the weather would remain dry.
Meanwhile, the hills of Himachal Pradesh also continued to experience warm weather with the state's Una town recording a high of 43 degrees Celsius.
"Heat wave conditions are prevailing in Una, Sirmaur, Hamirpur and Bilaspur districts and parts of Mandi district and will continue to prevail till Friday," said the Met official.
The state capital, Shimla recorded a high of 28.5 degrees Celsius, three degrees above the average for this time of the year.
Dharamsala recorded maximum of 32.8 degrees Celsius, while it was 39.3 degrees in Hamirpur town, 38.5 degrees in Chamba town, 36.6 degrees in Nahan town and 23 degrees in Kalpa in Kinnaur district.