Heat wave sweeps Haryana, Punjab; Narnaul sizzles at 45 degrees Celsius

Intense heat prevailed in Amritsar, where the mercury touched 42.7 degrees Celsius, eight degrees above the normal. Ludhiana also had a hot day at 40.9 degrees Celsius, up five notches while Patiala’s maximum temperature settled at 40.6 degrees Celsius, also five degrees more than normal limits, the official said.

The MeT official said heat wave conditions were expected to abate for a few days from April 21 as a Western Disturbance was approaching the northern region. “We expect light showers with dust storm on April 21,” he said.