Slight respite from heat in Raj

Heat wave conditions abated in parts of Rajasthan today with the day temperatures dipping by a few notches.

Kota recorded a maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, while mercury in Barmer settled as 35.5 degrees Celsius, the MeT Department here said.

Other places in the state registered their maximums below 35 degrees, it said.

The weatherman has predicted mainly dry weather in the state for the next 24 hours.