The minimum temperature hovered above normal across Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday with the Met Department predicting possibility of rain in the two states over the next three days.
Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 9.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal.
Karnal in Haryana recorded a low of 6.6 degrees Celsius. Ambala settled at minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius, up four degrees from normal level, Hisar’s low settled at 8.9 degrees Celsius, up two notches and Narnaul recorded 10.5 degree Celsius, which was six notches above normal.
In Punjab, the minimum temperature at Amritsar settled at 9.7 degrees Celsius, up seven notches against normal. ludhiana recorded a low of 9.3 degrees Celsius, up five notches while Patiala’s minimum settled at 9.1 degrees Celsius, up three degrees.
A Met official said a western disturbance lies over Northeast Afghanistan and neighbourhood, which was likely to bring showers in Haryana and Punjab over the next few days.
“On Wednesday evening, rain is likely to occur at a few places in Punjab and Haryana, including in Chandigarh. On January 26 and the subsequent day, rain is likely to lash most places in the two states and the union territory,” he said.