After a pleasant break on Sunday, mercury again soared across north India with people sweating under hot and humid condition.
In the national capital, mercury climbed two places from yesterday to reach 39.5 deg C, which was normal for the season, but it was 77% humidity which made the afternoon uneasy for people. The pre-dawn reading was 27.5 deg C, a notch below normal.
Weatherman has forecast partly cloudy condition and thundershowers at some places in city tomorrow, with mercury oscillating between 39 deg C and 25 deg C.
In the plains of Punjab and Haryana, maximum temperature shot above normal at many places with Hisar being the hottest at 41.6 deg C, closely followed by Amritsar where the high was 41.5 deg C.
Delhi satellite city Gurgaon also braved a hot day as mercury climbed to 40.5 deg C. However, in Chandigarh, the day-reading was two notches below normal at 37 deg C.
Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh, a few districts witnessed rains and dust storms as around 150 thatched houses in different villages of Meerut collapsed and electric supply was disrupted due to snapping of wires.
There was also no respite for people in Lucknow, Allahabad and Varanasi where the maximum was 40 deg C each with humidity levels of above 65%.
Rajasthan continued to bake under severe heat wave with Vanasthali being the hottest in the region with a day-reading of 44 deg C and it was followed by Bikaner where the maximum was 43.6 deg C. The maximum in Jaipur was 42 deg C, but the city received light showers this evening. Dholpur recorded a rainfall of 27 mm.
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