Maximum temperatures across Punjab and Haryana, including Chandigarh, hovered a few degrees above normal level, with Hisar recording the highest in the region at 41.5 degrees Celsius.
Karnal in Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 39.4 deg C, while Ambala and Narnaul recorded a high of 39.1 deg C and 38.5 deg C, MeT department said.
In Chandigarh, maximum temperature was 38.6 deg C, one degree above normal.
In Punjab, Amritsar residents experienced a hot day at 39.4 deg C, two notches above normal while Ludhiana and Patiala settled at 39.6 deg C and 39.2 deg C respectively, two degrees more than normal.
According to MeT forecast, weather is likely to be dry in Punjab and Haryana in next 24 hours with dust or thunderstorm likely to occur on May 1 at few places in the two states.
