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Dholpur records 44.6°c

Mercury rises in north-west region

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Dholpur records 44.6°c
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 25
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at isolated places in east Rajasthan. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: The maximum temperatures rose in Jammu and Kashmir and changed little elsewhere. Departure: They were above normal in Himachal Pradesh, east Rajasthan and east Uttar Pradesh, below normal in Jammu and Kashmir and normal in the rest of the region. The highest maximum temperature in the region was 44.°6C recorded at Dholpur (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of May 27: Rain/thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Isolated duststorm/thunderstorm is likely in Rajasthan. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of May 27: Partly cloudy sky. The maximum temperature will be around 42°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of May 27: Sky will be partly cloudy.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

Mercury rises in north-west region

Chandigarh, May 25
People sizzled under intense heat as the mercury rose in the north-west region today, touching 42.8°C at Hisar and 41.8°C at Patiala, turning them the hottest places in Haryana and Punjab, respectively.

The temperature stayed one to three degrees above normal in the region in the wake of the scorching heat persisting in most parts of Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh.

Ludhiana with 41.7°C turned out to be the second hottest place in Punjab, followed by Amritsar recording 41.6°C, three degrees above normal.

The mercury stayed one degree above normal at Ambala and Karnal in Haryana, respectively, recording 41.7°C and 40.6°C.

People groaned under hot weather conditions in Chandigarh with the mercury soaring to 40.6°C, two degrees above normal.

In Himachal Pradesh, the temperature rose to 27.2°C, three degrees above normal, at the capital town Shimla. Other towns in the state, including Sundernagar, also showed rise in the temperature.

The weather office has predicted rain or thundershowers at a few places in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and duststorm at isolated places in Haryana during the next 24 hours. — UNI