Rain is likely to lash several parts of Punjab and Haryana in the 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 neighboring States on February 18 and 19 and rains are expected during the next 48 hours.
The temperature levels are also likely to decline in next three days, added the official. Many parts of the region witnessed overcast conditions and rainfall in the past 24 hours. Amritsar in Punjab recorded 19.6 mm rainfall while ludhiana recorded light rainfall. The Met official said that the mercury witnessed slight decline in some parts of the region even though the
temperature remained above normal levels across the region. The temperature levels were recorded upto six notches above normal in some parts Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday. The Union Territory of Chandigarh, joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 15.2 degree Celsius, six notches above normal while maximum temperature was 26.3 degrees, three degrees above normal.
Narnaul in Haryana settled at minimum temperature of 12.8 degree Celsius, four notches above normal. The minimum temperature in Ambala settled at 14.1 degree Celsius, Hissar witnessed a low of 14.2 degree Celsius and Karnal recorded 13.4 degree Celsius. Punjab’s holy city Amritsar saw minimum temperature at 11.8 degree Celsius, up by four notches from normal. The industrial city of ludhiana recorded minimum temperature at 13.4 degrees Celsius, three degree above normal while Patiala saw 13 degree Celsius, three degrees above normal.
The maximum temperature recorded was 25.1 degree Celsius in Ambala, 26 degree Celsius in Bhiwani, 25.8 degree Celsius Hissar, 25.5 degrees in Narnaul, 23.7 degrees in Amritsar, 25.6 degree Celsius in ludhiana and 24.9 degree Celsius in Patiala. In neighboring Himachal Pradesh, Kalpa recorded a low temperature at minus 7 degree Celsius, Manali 2.6 degree Celsius, Solan 8 degree Celsius, Sunder Nagar 10.6 degree Celsius, Nahan recorded 12.9 degree Celsius, Shimla saw 6.7 degree Celsius, Dharamshala 6.6 degrees, Una 10 degree Celsius and Kangra 11.6 degree Celsius.