The local Meteorological Department has forecast overcast conditions in various parts of Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh for next 48 hours.
The Met Department has forecast that partly cloudy sky will prevail for next 48 hours in Chandigarh. Mist or haze may occur during morning. The days will be partly cloudy in Punjab and mainly sunny in some parts of Haryana, predicted Met Department. A Met official said “The temperature levels are plunging in the region. The maximum and minimum temperature levels will further plunge by the end of this week.”
Meanwhile, Chandigarh on Monday recorded a maximum temperature of 29.6 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature of 16.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. In Haryana, Hisar recorded maximum temperature of 31 degree Celsius, two notches below normal and minimum of 14.5 degree Celsius. Karnal settled at maximum temperature of 30.2 degree Celsius, Narnaul recorded 33 degree Celsius, Bhiwani recorded 30.8 degree Celsius while Ambala recorded maximum temperature of 29.4 degree Celsius, one degree below normal.
Karnal, Narnaul, Bhiwani and Ambala recorded respective minimum temperature of 15.4 degree Celsius, 13.8 degree Celsius, 15.6 degree Celsius and 18.8 degree Celsius, four degrees above normal. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded maximum of 29.4 degree Celsius, one degree below normal and settled at minimum of 14.8 degree Celsius. ludhiana and Patiala recorded respective maximum temperatures of 30 degree Celsius and 30.3 degree Celsius. The districts recorded respective minimum temperature recorded was 16 degree Celsius and 17.4 degree Celsius.
Some parts of the region continued to record high humidity levels. The humidity level in Chandigarh was 89 percent, Ambala 80, Bhiwani 83, Hissar 90, Karnal 88, Amritsar 98, ludhiana 90, Patiala 90, Kalpa 99 on Monday. Himachal Pradesh capital- Shimla recorded maximum temperature of 18.3 degree Celsius and minimum temperature settled at 9.5 degree Celsius.