After reeling under the heat wave for over a week, the people of City Beautiful, Punjab and Haryana on Friday woke up to a pleasant morning. The region witnessed light showers leading to a slight plunge in maximum temperature levels.
Chandigarh received 0.5 mm rains and recorded maximum temperature of 34 degree Celsius, three degrees below normal and a minimum of 22 degree Celsius. Some parts of Punjab and Haryana also received light rain.
In Punjab, the holy city of Amritsar recorded 4 mm rains and settled at a maximum temperature of 32.4 degree Celsius, five degrees below normal.
Other districts, ludhiana and Patiala recorded 1 mm rains each. The districts settled at respective maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal and 34 degree Celsius, three degrees below normal.
Narnaul in Haryana recorded maximum temperature of 39.5 degree Celsius on Friday. Among other places, Hisar recorded a maximum temperature of 34.6 degree Celsius, Ambala 33.5 degree Celsius and Bhiwani 37.6 degree Celsius. Ambala received 2 mm rains.
The local Meteorological Department has forecast partly cloudy sky and possibility of thundery development in Chandigarh on Saturday. light rain or thundershowers may occur at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana, predicted Met Department.