Light showers bring relief in Hisar

Chandigarh, May 6 (UNI) Light showers brought some relief to the residents of Hisar, where the mercury had touched 44.3 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal this afternoon.

However, the remaining parts of Haryana and Punjab experienced heat wave like conditions with maximum temperatures remaining one to three degrees above normal.

In Punjab, the temperature in a majority of the places touched 40 degrees. Amritsar and Ludhiana were hot at 41.2 degrees, three and two degrees above normal respectively. Patiala too was warm at 41.8 degrees, three degrees above normal.

The temperature at Karnal was up by three degrees, settling at 40.0 degrees, two degrees above normal. Ambala too was warm at 39.8 degrees, one degree above normal.

The temperature further rose in Chandigarh and its adjoining areas with the city recording 39.4 degrees, two degrees above normal.

In Himachal Pradesh, the capital town of Shimla despite having light showers, recorded a high of 25.0 degrees, three degrees above normal, while Bhuntar in Kullu district recorded 33.3 degrees, three degrees above normal. Sundernagar in Mandi district recorded 36.9 degrees.

The weather office has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and duststorm or thunderstorm with light rain at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana during the next 24 hours.

UNI