The local Meteorological Department has forecast possibility of rainfall in parts of the region in next 24 hours. A MeT official on Thursday said that the light rainfall may occur at some places in Punjab and Haryana in next two days.
“The temperature levels are also likely to drop in next 48 hours. Both the day and night temperatures are likely to drop in next one week in parts of the region,” he added. He said, “Many parts of the region on Thursday recorded temperature levels up to three notches above normal.” Meanwhile, Chandigarh on Thursday recorded a maximum temperature of 33.7 degrees and minimum temperature of 22.6 degrees, three degrees above normal. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded maximum temperature of 34.6 degrees Celsius, ludhiana recorded 34.3 degrees and Patiala settled at 33.3 degrees Celsius. Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla recorded maximum temperature of 20.8 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature settled at 12.9 degrees Celsius.