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Lucknow/Chandigarh/Shimla: Heat wave conditions intensified across north India Friday with the mercury hovering between 46 and 48.4 degrees Celsius at several places. No respite was in sight in the coming days though the monsoon hit Kerala, a day behind schedule.
Extreme heat wave conditions continued in most parts of Uttar Pradesh, the country's most populated state, with the mercury climbing steadily. Met officials said Mahoba, with a maximum temperature of 48.4 degrees Celsius, was the hottest.
Day temperatures in the state hovered around 46 degrees Celsius in most places, including state capital Lucknow. Temperatures significantly soared in Agra, Unnao, Kanpur, Bareilly, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Muzaffarnagar, Deoria and Gorakhpur and humidity levels were also high.
Power outages made life miserable for the common people. No power supply in many parts of Lucknow and other districts added to the people's problems with power cuts extending from 8 to 10 hours. People at many places took to the streets to protest and, in some instances, even held power staff hostage.
The only good news Friday was that the monsoon hit the coastal belt in Kerala.
Regional Met director J.P. Gupta, said in Lucknow that the monsoon, after hitting the Kerala coast earlier in the day, was 'on schedule' and in all likelihood, will reach the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh June 15.
In neighbouring Haryana, Hisar town sizzled at 46.5 degrees as heat wave conditions intensified over most parts of the state and Punjab. The temperature at most places ranged from 44 to 46.5 degrees, Met officials said.
Bhiwani recorded a high of 45.6 degrees while Ambala recorded 44.9 degrees.
In Punjab, Patiala was the hottest at 45.6 degrees while the Sikh holy city of Amritsar and industrial hub Ludhiana had a high of 45.5 degrees. All were four degrees above normal.
Chandigarh recorded a high of 44.5 degrees, five degrees above normal.
Met officials here said that the weather will remain dry, sunny and hot in the coming days with the heat wave intensifying.
People preferred to remain indoors during the day time with the searing heat prevailing outside.
Met officials ruled out any relief from the heat wave in the next two to three days.
The hills of Himachal Pradesh were slightly better than the plains but the mercury soared here also.
State capital Shimla recorded a maximum temperature of 30.7 degrees Celsius, a whopping six notches above the season's average.
'Temperatures across the state rose abnormally, remaining above average by two to seven degrees Celsius,' an official of the Met Office in Shimla told IANS.
According to him, Una town was the hottest place in the hill state with the maximum temperature touching 44.4 degrees Celsius.
Sundernagar in Mandi district recorded a maximum of 39.8 degrees, Bhuntar in Kullu district touched 36.5 degrees, Dharamsala in Kangra district was at 35.4 degrees, and Kalpa in Kinnaur district marked a high of 26.4 degrees.
Picturesque tourist resort of Manali recorded a high of 27.2 degrees. IANS
Lucknow/Chandigarh/Shimla: Heat wave conditions intensified across north India Friday with the mercury hovering between 46 and 48.4 degrees Celsius at several places. No respite was in sight in the coming days though the monsoon hit Kerala, a day behind schedule.Extreme heat wave conditions continued in most parts of Uttar Pradesh, the country's most populated state, with the mercury climbing steadily. Met officials said Mahoba, with a maximum temperature of 48.4 degrees Celsius, was the hottest.
Day temperatures in the state hovered around 46 degrees Celsius in most places, including state capital Lucknow. Temperatures significantly soared in Agra, Unnao, Kanpur, Bareilly, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Muzaffarnagar, Deoria and Gorakhpur and humidity levels were also high.
Power outages made life miserable for the common people. No power supply in many parts of Lucknow and other districts added to the people's problems with power cuts extending from 8 to 10 hours. People at many places took to the streets to protest and, in some instances, even held power staff hostage.
The only good news Friday was that the monsoon hit the coastal belt in Kerala.
Regional Met director J.P. Gupta, said in Lucknow that the monsoon, after hitting the Kerala coast earlier in the day, was 'on schedule' and in all likelihood, will reach the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh June 15.
In neighbouring Haryana, Hisar town sizzled at 46.5 degrees as heat wave conditions intensified over most parts of the state and Punjab. The temperature at most places ranged from 44 to 46.5 degrees, Met officials said.
Bhiwani recorded a high of 45.6 degrees while Ambala recorded 44.9 degrees.
In Punjab, Patiala was the hottest at 45.6 degrees while the Sikh holy city of Amritsar and industrial hub Ludhiana had a high of 45.5 degrees. All were four degrees above normal.
Chandigarh recorded a high of 44.5 degrees, five degrees above normal.
Met officials here said that the weather will remain dry, sunny and hot in the coming days with the heat wave intensifying.
People preferred to remain indoors during the day time with the searing heat prevailing outside.
Met officials ruled out any relief from the heat wave in the next two to three days.
The hills of Himachal Pradesh were slightly better than the plains but the mercury soared here also.
State capital Shimla recorded a maximum temperature of 30.7 degrees Celsius, a whopping six notches above the season's average.
'Temperatures across the state rose abnormally, remaining above average by two to seven degrees Celsius,' an official of the Met Office in Shimla told IANS.
According to him, Una town was the hottest place in the hill state with the maximum temperature touching 44.4 degrees Celsius.
Sundernagar in Mandi district recorded a maximum of 39.8 degrees, Bhuntar in Kullu district touched 36.5 degrees, Dharamsala in Kangra district was at 35.4 degrees, and Kalpa in Kinnaur district marked a high of 26.4 degrees.
Picturesque tourist resort of Manali recorded a high of 27.2 degrees. IANS
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