After light to moderate rainfall in various parts of Punjab and Haryana in past 24 hours, the temperature levels remained close to normal while high humidity levels were recorded across the region on Wednesday.
A Met official said that temperature levels dropped by few notches across the region settling close to normal. The Met Department has forecast light rain/thundershowers at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab during next 24 hours and dry weather thereafter. “In Chandigarh, mainly clear sky becoming partly cloudy towards evening/night is expected on Thursday. The temperature levels are likely to drop further,” added the Met official. Meanwhile, the union territory of Chandigarh received light rains till Wednesday morning and recorded a maximum temperature of 32.2 degree Celsius and minimum of 15.6 degree Celsius. A day before, the city had recorded a maximum temperature of 33 degree Celsius and minimum temperature of 25.6 degrees Celsius.
Narnal in Haryana recorded 4 mm rainfall, Bhiwani 1.2 mm, Hissar 1.1 mm while Amritsar and ludhiana in Punjab also received light rainfall in past 24 hours. After rains, the holy city –Amritsar recorded minimum temperature of 14.5 degrees, ludhiana settled at 14.2 degree Celsius and Patiala recorded 15.4 degree Celsius. Among other places, Ambala recorded a minimum temperature of 16.3 degrees, Bhiwani 20.6 degrees and Hissar 19.8 degree Celsius. In neighboring hilly State of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla settled at a low temperature of 7.2 degrees, two notches below normal and maximum of 19.6 degree Celsius. Solan 1 mm, Bhuntar 13.8 mm, Manali 3.8 mm and Sunder Nagar 0.5 mm.