The temperature levels witnessed slight plunge in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday. Punjab’s holy city Amritsar recorded minimum temperature at 4.4 degrees Celsius, one degrees below normal. Chandigarh, the joint Capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded a low of 10 degrees Celsius and maximum at 20.1 degrees Celsius.
A Met official said that slight drop was witnessed in temperature levels even as it settled above normal levels in many parts of the region. The local Met Department has forecast cloudy conditions with the possibility of rain in the next 48 hours at several places in Punjab and Haryana. The Met official said, “Rain may occur at several places in Punjab and Haryana on February 7. The days would be mainly dry during next 24 hours in the region.”
The minimum temperature in Ambala was 10.3 degrees, Patiala 10.6 degrees, ludhiana 9.6 degrees, Narnaul 6 degrees, Hissar 8.2, Bhiwani 8.6 degrees and Karnal 10.5 degrees Celsius. Ambala recorded maximum temperature at 19.3 degrees, Hissar 21 degree Celsius, Amritsar 21.2 degrees and Patiala settled at maximum of 20.1 degree Celsius.