Heavy rains lashed the region on Friday evening bringing down the temperature levels. Accompanied by strong winds and thunder, rains lashed Chandigarh and some parts of Punjab and Haryana in the last 24 hours.
Chandigarh received 11.8 mm rainfall till Friday evening. The city recorded a maximum temperature of 34.5 degree Celsius and minimum temperature was 25.6 degree Celsius. High humidity level of 87 per cent was recorded here while the minimum was recorded at 57 per cent.
Heavy rains on Friday evening accompanied by thunderstorm in Chandigarh also disrupted power supply in some sectors. Traffic was also hit as water inundated most roads in Chandigarh and satellite townships of Panchkula and Mohali.
The Met department has forecast moderate to heavy rains in the next 48 hours in some parts of the region. Partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain is predicted in Chandigarh in the next 24 hours, said Met department.
Meanwhile, after experiencing days of scorching heat and high humidity levels, the people across neighboring Punjab and Haryana heaved a sign of relief after Friday’s heavy rains as some parts of the region experienced sudden plunge in maximum temperature levels.
In Punjab, Patiala received mild rain of 1.2 mm and ludhiana recorded 18.2 mm rains in the last 24 hours. After rains, Patiala and ludhiana settled at maximum temperature of 33.6 degree Celsius, two degrees below normal and 34.3 degree Celsius, respectively.The holy city of Amritsar in Punjab also received rains on Friday and recorded a maximum temperature of 33.4 degree Celsius, one degree below normal.
In the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh, capital Shimla was drenched by 1 mm rainfall till Friday evening and recorded maximum of 22.9 degree Celsius and minimum temperature of 16.6 degree Celsius. Bhuntar received 0.7 mm rainfall, Sunder Nagar 27.8 mm, Kangra 4.2, Nahan 32.3, Una 2.6 mm, Manali 12 mm till Friday morning.