Hot weather conditions on Tuesday continued unabated in Haryana and Punjab as temperature hovered around 41 to 43.2 degrees Celsius at many places in the two States. According to MeT Office, Hisar in Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius, one notch above normal. Karnal sizzled at 43 degrees Celsius, three notches up from normal while Ambala had a hot day at 42.5 degrees Celsius, also three degrees above normal. Chandigarh residents experienced yet another hot day at 41.2 degrees Celsius, up two notches than normal.
In Punjab, blistering heat swept ludhiana at 43.2 degrees Celsius, up two notches, while Amritsar recorded a high of 42.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. There was no relief from the heat waves for the residents of Patiala also, with the maximum temperature there settling at 42.8 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal.
Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature at 27.1 degree Celsius, Hissar witnessed 27.4 degree Celsius, Narnaul 31 degrees, Karnal 25 degrees, ludhiana 27.4 degree Celsius, Patiala 27 degrees and Amritsar recorded 25.7 degrees Celsius. The Chandigarh Met Department has forecast duststorm or thunderstorm at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana in next 24 hours. The Met Department has also predicted light to moderate rainfall at isolated places in the region in next 48 hours.
Meanwhile, the heat wave also continued to sweep the hilly Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with temperatures being recorded upto three degrees above average. Una town was the hottest place in the state recording the high of 42 degrees Celsius. Himachal’s capital Shimla recorded maximum temperature at 27.7 degree Celsius, three degrees above normal and minimum at 19.2 degrees. Sundernagar recorded a high of 37.3 degrees Celsius.