After brief respite, mercury shows upward trend in north India

After a brief respite, mercury in most parts of North India started showing an upward trend with day temperatures breaching the 40 degrees Celsius mark at several places.
In the national capital, mercury touched 40.6 degrees Celsius, up from yesterday's maximum 37.1 degrees. Today's maximum was one notch above normal. Delhiites, however, experienced high humidity ranging between 86 and 42 per cent.
According to the MeT department, the pleasant weather condition will continue in the next few days with the maximum temperature hovering between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius.
"There would be partly cloudy sky with light rains and thunderstorms in different parts of the national Capital tomorrow. Similar weather condition is likely to prevail till June 20," said a MeT department official here.

At Palam, the maximum temperature was 42.2 degrees, two notches above normal.
In the desert state of Rajasthan, heatwave conditions started picking up in north-western parts after a brief lull, with Churu recording a maximum of 43.2 degrees Celsius.

In the absence of rains in the past 24 hours, mercury rose by one to four degrees at many places in the state. Jaipur recorded a maximum temperature of 41.3 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal.
Day temperatures also rose marginally across Punjab and Haryana after rains brought in brief relief from the scorching heat. Amritsar was the hottest place in both states as it sizzled at 42.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal.

The maximum in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, which received 1.1-mm rainfall in the past 24 hours, settled at a pleasant 38 degrees Celsius.
In Haryana, Hisar sizzled at 41.7 degrees Celsius, followed by Narnaul 39.7 and Ambala 38.4 degrees.