Rain is likely to hamper the election campaigning ongoing in Punjab, which will go to lok Sabha polls on April 30.
The Met Department has forecast overcast conditions with a possibility of rains in next 24 hours at several parts across the region.“The days would be partly cloudy in Haryana and Punjab during next 24 hours and light to moderate rain or thundershowers would occur at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab thereafter,” forecast Met Department.
The Met Department has also issued a warning that thundersqualls with wind speed exceeding 45 kilometers per hour may occur at isolated places in the two neighbouring States on April 17.A met official said that there is a possibility of rains on April 17, 18 and 19 in Chandigarh and at some parts of Punjab and Haryana. “Overcast conditions would be witnessed during the next three days at several places across the region and temperature levels are likely to drop,” added the official.
Meanwhile, Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 32.4 degree C, two notches below normal and minimum of 18.9 degree C on Wednesday. Most parts of the region settled at maximum temperature ranging upto two degrees below normal on Wednesday.In Haryana, Narnaul recorded a maximum temperature of 35.2 degree C, two degrees below normal. Ambala, Bhiwani, Hissar and Karnal settled at a maximum of 33 degree C, 35 degree C, 35 degree C and 33 degree C respectively.
Among other places, Amritsar recorded a maximum temperature of 32.6 degree C, ludhiana recorded 32.4 degree C and Patiala settled at 33.6 degree C, one degree below normal.The minimum temperature levels recorded in several parts of the region was upto three degrees below normal. The minimum temperature was 21.2 degree C in Ambala, 20.6 degree C in Bhiwani, 18.2 degree C in Hissar, 17.6 degree C in Karnal, 19.5 degree C in Narnual, 15.1 degree C in Amritsar, 19.2 degree C in ludhiana and 20 degree C in Patiala
Shimla, capital city of hilly state—Himachal Pradesh recorded a minimum temperature of 12.4 degree C and maximum temperature of 18.5 degree C.