Heat wave continued unabated in Haryana and Punjab on Sunday with Hisar being the hottest place in the two states, recording a maximum of 43.2 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana settled at maximum temperature of 37.4 degree Celsius while Punjab’s holy city Amritsar recorded maximum temperature at 39.3 degree Celsius.
Karnal and Ambala settled at maximum of 38 degrees and 37.4 degree Celsius respectively. In Punjab, Patiala and ludhiana recorded respective maximum temperatures at 37.6 degrees and 38.5 degree Celsius.
The union territory of Chandigarh settled at minimum temperature of 28.6 degrees, which was five notches above normal. The minimum temperature recorded in Ambala was 26.6 degree Celsius, Hisar 28.6 degrees, Karnal 24.8 degree Celsius, Amritsar recorded 28.2 degree Celsius, ludhiana 28 degrees and Patiala 27.6 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department forecast, light to moderate rain is likely at a few places during next 36 hours in Punjab and Haryana.
Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh also continued to experience hot weather on Sunday with temperatures in some parts touching close to 40 degrees Celsius though Shimla was comparatively pleasant at a high of 24.7 degrees Celsius.
“The minimum temperatures moved up by one to two degrees in the state. In the next three days, there are chances of rainfall and thundershowers,” said a Met official.
He said Una town, located on the Punjab border, was the hottest in the state with a high of 39.2 degrees Celsius.
Sundernagar in Mandi district recorded a maximum of 33.7 degrees, Bhuntar in Kullu district recorded 33.6 degrees, Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded 23.8 degrees Celsius and Dharamsala in Kangra district saw 32.4 degrees.
Picturesque tourist resort Manali was the coolest in the state with a low of eight degrees Celsius. Shimla was comparatively ‘warm’ with the minimum temperature at 15.2 degrees.