The prolonged spell of dry and hot weather continues in North India. Several places in the region are experiencing temperatures akin to the pre-monsoon season. Even the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have been observing above normal temperatures for many days.
Mussoorie in Uttarakhand recorded 24.7°C as the maximum temperature on Tuesday, which is 5 degrees above normal. Similarly, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh recorded 26.6°C as the maximum on Tuesday, which is 6 degrees above normal.
Down in the plains the weather conditions have been pathetic with some places recording maximums close to 40°C. The spell of dry weather till a few days back was confined to the Northwest plains but now it has extended up to Uttar Pradesh and covered almost the entire state.
Banda in Uttar Pradesh recorded 40.6°C as the maximum on Tuesday, which is a whopping 7 degrees above normal. Allahabad recorded 39°C as the maximum, 6 degrees above normal. Lucknow saw the maximum settle 5 degrees above normal at 38.1°C. Kanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Merut, Sultanpur and Varanasi also witnessed the day temperatures settle 5 degrees above normal. Till a few days back parts of Uttar Pradesh were facing flood like situation.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi continue to boil under high temperatures. Hisar in Haryana sizzled on Tuesday with maximum settling 5 degrees above normal at 40.5°C. It was the highest day temperature recorded in the city in last five years. Sirsa and Rohtak also recorded maximums of 40°C and 39°C respectively.
The scenario was almost the same in Rajasthan with the pink city Jaipur recording 38.5°C as the maximum, which is 6 degrees above normal and the highest in last five years. Ganganagar recorded 41.2°C as the maximum, 5 degrees above normal, while Churu settled 3 degrees above normal at 40°C.
Punjab was a shade better as some parts of the state are closer to the foothills. Patiala recorded 38.1°C as the maximum on Tuesday, which is 5 degrees above normal. Chandigarh recorded 37.5°C as the day temperature, which is four degrees above normal, while Ludhiana saw the maximum settle 4 degrees above normal at 37°C.
Weather Forecast for North India
Meanwhile, in next 24 hours we expect the east and central portion of the monsoon trough to shift southward due to which moist easterlies will blow in the region providing relief from the extensive spell of rain in the foothills and high temperatures in the plains. Uttar Pradesh would be the main state to observe relief in weather conditions.
