Pre-monsoon rains lashed many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Thursday, causing mercury to dip by few notches.According to MeT Department here, Chandigarh received a heavy downpour over night and the sky was cloudy during the day.In Haryana, Ambala, Karnal, Panchkula, Hisar, Yamunanagar and Kurukshetra, were among other places that were lashed by rains.ludhiana, Ropar, Phagwara, Mohali and Hoshiarpur in Punjab were also lashed by rains.Following the rain fall, the maximum temperatures dropped by up to five notches below normal limits.
The MeT Department has said the monsoon was likely to hit Punjab and Haryana by the end of June.