Chandigarh and neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under the scorching heat with maximum temperature touching an average of 40 degree Celsius in the region on Wednesday.
Hisar in Haryana braved the blistering heat at maximum temperature of 42 degree Celsius. Chandigarh, joint capital of Punjab and Haryana settled at high temperature of 40.3 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department, maximum temperature levels were settled upto three degrees above normal in some parts of the region.
In Punjab, ludhiana and Patiala settled at respective maximum temperatures of 40. degree Celsius and 41 degree Celsius, each three notches above normal.
Among other places, Ambala witnessed a high of 40.8 degree Celsius, up by three degrees from normal, Narnaul settled at 39 degree Celsius and Karnal at 40.8 degrees.
Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature at 24.2 degree Celsius. Hissar witnessed a low of 20.2 degree Celsius, Narnaul 19.6 degrees and Amritsar recorded 21.9 degrees.
The temperature levels also climbed up in Himachal where Una district settled at high temperature of 41 degree Celsius, Sundernagar at 35 degrees, Kangra 35.9 degrees, Bhuntar 31.6 degree Celsius and capital-Shimla saw 26.9 degree Celsius.
The Chandigarh Met Department has forecast duststorm or thunderstorm at isolated places on May 23 and 24 in Punjab and Haryana.
“Days would be sunny during next 60 hours in the region. Rain/thundershowers is likely to occur at isolated places during subsequent 24 hours and at few places, thereafter in Punjab and Haryana,” predicted the Met Department.