Heavy rains continued to lash various parts of the region on Tuesday bringing down the temperature levels. Accompanied by strong winds and thunder, rains lashed Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana in last 24 hours.
Chandigarh recorded 13.7 mm rains in last 24 hours and recorded a minimum temperature of 14.3 degrees C while maximum temperature of 25.1 degrees C, two notches below normal was recorded. The Met Department has forecast partly cloudy sky in Chandigarh and light to moderate rain/ thundershowers at many places in Haryana and Punjab during next 12 hours. The Met Department has also issued a warning of hailstorms or thundersqualls with wind speed exceeding 45 kmph that may occur at isolated places in the region during next 12 hours.
Amritsar recorded 11 mm rains, Ambala 6.3 mm, Karnal 2 mm, ludhiana 4.8 mm and Patiala 4.3 mm rains in last 24 hours. After rains, Karnal recorded a minimum temperature of 14 degree C, Ambala settled at 14.1 degrees C, Bhiwani 15 degrees C, Hissar 14.2 degrees C and Narnaul recorded at a low of 14 degrees C. Among other places, Amritsar recorded minimum of 10 degrees C, ludhiana 13.7 degrees C and Patiala 14.6 degrees C. The maximum temperature in many parts of the region was up to 4 degrees below normal on Tuesday.
Shimla, the capital city of Himachal recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees C, three notches below normal and maximum temperature settled at 12.5 degrees C.