After a long spell of severe heat wave, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted maximum temperatures are likely to fall by 2-3 degrees Celsius over northwest and central India in the next 48 hours. It also forecast thunderstorms in Delhi, Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, West Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya. However, the heatwave warning still persists for west Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha for the next 48 hours.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Light rain after dust storms in many parts of Punjab and Haryana brought relief from heat wave conditions prevailing for the past several days. The storm also uprooted the trees disturbing normal life. In Punjab two people were killed due to lightening near Batala in Gurdaspur district. Ambala, Yamunanagar, Radaur, Jgadhari, Chachrolli, Bil;aspur, Sadhora witnessed heavy rainfall, which lowered the temperature in area, giving relief to the people from scorching heat.

After a long spell of severe heat wave, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted maximum temperatures are likely to fall by 2-3 degrees Celsius over northwest and central India in the next 48 hours. It also forecast thunderstorms in Delhi, Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, West Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya. However, the heatwave warning still persists for west Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha for the next 48 hours.