Chandigarh, April 28
It’s April and the sweltering heat being experienced around resembles one of the peak summer in June.
But what’s worse, there is no respite from the heat for the next five days. Meaning that we have to deal with another round of heatwave from today.
With Chandigarh recording a maximum temperature of 39 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and predicted to see a spike by two to three notches on Thursday, experts have warned that the extreme heat so early in this year is particularly dangerous.The maximum tempreatures will be seen on Saturday and Sunday, which may go up to 46 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature may touch 46 degrees Celsius in parts of Punjab and Haryana, said Met department Director Manmohan Singh. He said Punjab and Haryana over the next five days could reach 44-45 degrees Celsius, approaching its record April temperature, while some parts of Punjab could reach up to 46 degrees.
Manmohan Singh attributed it to the long dry spell as it last rained on February 28 and to the absence of active western disturbances over north India. The region had got some respite last week owing to cloudy weather due to the influence of a western disturbance over Afghanistan, but the next few days look bad, say Singh.
