After witnessing severe cold conditions in past two weeks, the people across the region got some relief on Wednesday as the temperature levels registered an increase.
Overcast conditions were witnessed in many parts of the region throughout the day and temperature levels rise upto three degrees above normal at several places. Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 7.4 0 Celsius, two degrees above normal while the maximum temperature recorded was 19.6 0 Celsius. A day before, the city had recorded a minimum temperature of 6 degree Celsius while the maximum temperature recorded was 18.4 0 Celsius.
The Met Department forecast light rain/thundershowers could occur at Chandigarh and isolated places in Haryana and Punjab during next 48 hours and weather would be mainly dry thereafter. Fog/mist may occur at some places in Haryana and Punjab during next 48 hours and dense fog may occur thereafter, predicted Met Department.
Meanwhile, Hissar in Haryana recorded a low of 1.1 0 Celsius and maximum temperature of 20.2 0Celsius on Wednesday. In Punjab, Patiala and ludhiana also registered an increase in minimum temperatures recording low of 7.2 0 and 7.7 0 respectively. Shimla, capital city of hilly state—Himachal Pradesh recorded a minimum temperature of 3.1 degree Celsius and maximum temperature of 13.2 0 Celsius, two degrees above normal.