Yet another wet spell is expected in the city and neighbouring States of Punjab and Haryana in next 48 hours.
The Met Department has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana during next 48 hours. While days will be mainly sunny in Haryana and Punjab during next 24 hours, light to moderate rain or thundershowers may occur at isolated places thereafter, said a Met official. A Met official said, “Due to western disturbances, the region is likely to witness light to moderate rains on February 22.” Earlier, thundershowers accompanied by hailstorm lashed Chandigarh on Saturday while several parts of Punjab and Haryana received heavy rainfall.
Meanwhile, the ongoing cold conditions persisted in most parts of Punjab and Haryana with the mercury settling at below normal levels on Wednesday. The minimum temperature recorded was upto four degrees Celsius below normal at some places in Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 11.1 degrees Celsius while maximum temperature recorded was 22.7 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees Celsius. In Himachal Pradesh, Shimla recorded a minimum temperature of 4.7 degrees Celsius and maximum of 15.2 degrees Celsius.