Heat wave continues in Hry, Pb; Hisar hottest

Heat wave sweeping most parts of Haryana and Punjab for the past few days continued unabated today, with Hisar once again sizzling at 45.1 degrees Celsius.

Hisar in Haryana was the hottest place in the two states recording a four degrees above normal maximum temperature, MeT Department report said here.

At 42.6 degrees Celsius, Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, was hotter by five notches against normal.

Among other places in Haryana, Bhiwani, too, had a hot day at 44.3 degress Celsius.

Karnal and Ambala, too, reeled under intense heat wave conditions recording respective maximum temperatures of 42.2 degrees Celsius and 42.5 degrees Celsius, both four notches above the normal limits.

In Punjab, Patiala had a hot day at 43.4 degrees Celsius, up four notches against the normal limits.

Ludhiana, too, experienced the hot weather at 43 degrees Celsius, up four notches while Amritsar's maximum settled at 41.9 degrees Celsius, two more than the normal limit.

According to the MeT forecast, heat wave conditions are likely to continue at many places in Haryana and at a few places in Punjab from May 23-27.