With weather in Punjab remaining dry and some places experiencing a severe heat wave, the Met department has issued a ‘red alert’ for the state for June 12 and 13 and has advised the public to take due caution against heat-induced illness.
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to continue over north-west India, including the western Himalayan region, till June 13 and reduce thereafter, according to a bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on June 11.
Light to moderate rainfall at some places, accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds with speed reaching 40-50 kmph, are likely over Himachal Pradesh during June 12-17 and over parts of Punjab and Haryana during June 13-17.
Over the past 24 hours, day temperatures were markedly above normal by up to 6.5 degrees Celsius in Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Nawanshahar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala districts.
These were above normal by up to 4.4 degrees Celsius in all the southern districts of the state, including Fazilka, Muktsar, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Moga, Bhattinda, Barnala, Mansa, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar and some parts of Sangrur districts.