Chandigarh and the neighboring States of Punjab and Haryana will be soaked again from Tuesday onwards. The Chandigarh Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rainfall in parts of the region during next 48 hours. A Met official said, “Days would be partly cloudy in neighboring states during next 24 hours and light to moderate rain may occur at a few places in Punjab and at isolated places in Haryana during subsequent 24 hours.
“Hailstrom/thundersquall with wind speed exceeding 45 kmph is also likely to occur at isolated places in both the states on February 24 and 25. Moderate rainfall was recorded in several parts of the region during last week. Meanwhile, the residents in the region witnessed a pleasant morning on Monday with minimum temperatures staying above normal levels.
Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature at 14.5 degrees Celsius, up by six notches above normal. Among other places in Haryana, Ambala’s low settled at 15 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal while minimum temperatures in Hisar, Karnal, Narnaul and Bhiwani settled at 12 degrees, 13 degrees, 12.2 degrees and 14.6 degrees Celsius respectively, up to three degrees above normal.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low of 12.4 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal while ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimum temperatures at 13.5 and 13 degrees Celsius respectively.The maximum temperatures in the two states have registered a significant rise in the last few days.