New Delhi, April 19
Rainfall: Weather was dry over the region.
Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures rose appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir, rose in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and west Rajasthan, fell in east Uttar Pradesh and changed little elsewhere.
The highest temperature in the region was 41.4°C, recorded at Churu and Dholpur (Rajasthan).
Forecast valid until the morning of April 21: Rain or thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir. Isolated duststorms or thunderstorms are likely in Rajasthan and east Uttar Pradesh. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.