Mercury today rose by a few notches in Punjab and Haryana with rains remaining elusive in the region.
The Union Territory of Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 36 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, according to a MeT department report.
In Haryana, maximum temperature in Hisar touched 40.2 degrees, rising by four notches above normal, while in Ambala, Bhiwani and Karnal the maximum settled at 36.3, 39.2 and 36 degrees Celsius respectively.
Among other places in Punjab, Patiala recorded maximum of 37.4 degrees, four notches above normal, while Ludhiana and Amritsar had highs of 36.3 and 35.9 degrees.
The MeT department has predicted that in the next three days Punjab and Haryana will experience partly cloudy sky.
