Heat wave conditions intensify in Haryana, Punjab and parts of HP

With temperatures soaring in the region, heat wave conditions intensified in most parts of Haryana and Punjab on Saturday with most areas reeling under severe heat.

The maximum temperatures, which were already touching 43-45 degrees at several places, went up by one to two degrees Celsius.

Narnaul town in Haryana was the hottest at 46 degrees, while Patiala city in neighbouring Punjab was hot at 45 degrees.  Hisar (45.7), Bhiwani (45.6) and Karnal and Ambala (both 44 degrees) saw an intensified heat wave on Saturday.

Chandigarh recorded a high of 43.6 degrees, the highest so far this summer season.

The maximum temperatures were four to five degrees above average, Met department officials said here.

Amritsar city in Punjab recorded a high of 43.6 degrees, while Ludhiana was hotter at 44.6 degrees. Met department officials said heat wave conditions would prevail over the region in the coming days and the weather would remain dry.

Meanwhile, the hills of HP continued to experience abnormally high temperatures with the state's Una town recording a high of 44.2 degrees Celsius.

Heat wave conditions are prevailing in Una, Sirmaur, Hamirpur and Bilaspur districts and parts of Mandi district and is expected to continue till May 29. The state capital recorded 28.8 degrees Celsius, four degrees above the average.

Dharamsala town recorded 33.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above average, while it was 38.9 degrees in Sundernagar in Mandi district, 40.1 degrees in Hamirpur town and 23 degrees in Kalpa in Kinnaur district.

The weather bureau has forecast thundershowers at some places in the state from May 29 to June 1.