High humidity levels were recorded across the region even as the temperature level remained close to normal in many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Thursday.
Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 33.5 degrees Celsius and minimum of 22.4 degrees Celsius.
Hisar in Haryana settled at a maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius
Among other places, Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 33.1 degrees, Karnal 32.4 degrees Celsius, ludhiana 32.9 degrees Celsius, Amritsar 33.2 degrees and Patiala saw a maximum of 33 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature recorded was 21.5 degrees in ludhiana, 22.9 degrees Celsius in Ambala, 22.5 degrees in Bhiwani, 20.7 degrees in Hisar, 21.8 degrees Celsius in Karnal, 22 degrees in Amritsar and 21.5 degrees in Narnaul.
According to the MeT Department, Chandigarh recorded humidity level of 90 per cent, Amritsar 92 per cent, ludhiana 82 per cent, Hisar 81 per cent and Karnal 83 per cent,
Shimla, the capital city of neighboring Himachal, settled at a maximum temperature of 23.7 degrees Celsius, up by three degrees from normal and minimum of 14.4 degrees Celsius.
Una recorded maximum temperature of 33 degrees followed by Sunder Nagar at 30.4 degrees Celsius.
According to the MeT Department forecast, the weather would be mainly sunny in parts of Punjab and Haryana in the next 24 hours.
A MeT official said that some parts of the region witnessed overcast conditions on Thursday. Rain is expected in some parts of Punjab in next 12 hours. The temperature levels are likely to drop in parts of the region in next few days, he added.