Rains are likely to lash several parts of Punjab and Haryana in next 48 hours. The local Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rainfall in parts of Punjab and Haryana in next 48 hours. A Met official said partly cloudy conditions will be witnessed in the neighbouring States in next 24 hours and rain is likely to occur at isolated places of the two States.
Thunderstorm accompained with wind speed exceeding 45 km per hour may occur at isolated places in the region on March 29 and 30. The temperature levels are also likely to decline in next three days, added the Met official. Earlier, the region had witnessed rainfall in the first week of March and later on March 8, 9. Meanwhile, the temperature levels remained above normal across the region on Friday.
The Union Territory of Chandigarh, joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 18 degree Celsius, two notches above normal while maximum temperature was 32.2 degrees. The maximum temperature recorded was 33.3 degree Celsius in Ambala, 34.4 degree Celsius in Bhiwani, 35.5 degree Celsius Hissar, 34 degrees in Narnaul, 31.5 degrees in Amritsar, 32.4 degree Celsius in ludhiana and 33 degree Celsius in Patiala.
Narnaul in Haryana settled at minimum temperature of 18 degree Celsius, three notches above normal. The minimum temperature in Ambala settled at 18.8 degree Celsius, Hissar witnessed a low of 16.8 degree Celsius and Karnal recorded 16.4 degree Celsius. Punjab’s holy city Amritsar saw minimum temperature at 10.8 degree Celsius. The industrial city of ludhiana recorded minimum temperature at 17.1 degrees Celsius while Patiala saw 19.7 degree Celsius, four degrees above normal.