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Sultry in North, monsoon inch closer to Odisha, Bihar

Sultry conditions prevailed in northern states even as pre-monsoon showers lashed parts of Odisha and Bihar today.

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Sultry conditions prevailed in

northern states even as pre-monsoon showers lashed parts of

Odisha and Bihar today.

Residents of the national capital reeled under hot and

humid conditions with the maximum temperature hovering around

42 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature was recorded at

28.6 degrees Celsius.

The MeT office has predicted a thunderstorm in some areas

tomorrow.

Rain lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana, bringing the

mercury level down at most of the places in the two states.

Chandigarh and surrounding areas witnessed light showers.

Ambala in Haryana registered a maximum temperature of

36.7 degrees Celsius, while Karnal recorded a high of 39.2

degrees Celsius. Hisar, however, had a hot day at 42 degrees

Celsius.

Ludhiana in Punjab recorded a high of 37.5 degrees

Celsius, while Amritsar and Patiala registered a maximum of

39.3 degrees Celsius and 39.6 degrees Celsius respectively.

Light to moderate rain was recorded at some places in

Jaipur, Bharatpur and Bikaner divisions of Rajasthan. Dry

weather conditions prevailed in the rest of the state.

Churu sizzled under a blazing sun at 43.1 degrees Celsius

and was hottest place in Rajasthan. Barmer sweltered at 42.8,

while Bikaner had a high of 42.5.

Southwest monsoon-induced rains lashed many parts of

Odisha even as the heat returned to the western part of the

state.

The mercury breached the 40-degree Celsius mark at four

places in western Odisha. Angul was the hottest place in the

state at 40.7 degrees Celsius. Sambalpur's maximum was 40.4

degrees Celsius, Jharsuguda 40.2 and Balangir 40.

Pre-monsoon showers lashed several parts of Bihar today,

offering some much-needed respite from the scorching heat to

the residents.

The weatherman said monsoon is expected to hit the Purnea

border on June 17 and then proceed to other parts of the

state.

Patna gauged 39.8 mm of rainfall and Bhagalpur 21 mm.

Gaya was the hottest place in the state at 38.4 degrees

Celsius.

The weatherman has predicted heavy rain in Assam,

Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha, Goa,

Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and

Karnataka tomorrow.

Thunderstorm with gusty winds is very likely over Uttar

Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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