Minimum temperature hovers above normal in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, January 24

The minimum temperature hovered above normal across Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday with the weather office predicting possibility of rain in the two states over the next three days.

Chandigarh recorded a low of 9.7 degrees C, up four notches above normal, a MeT Department official said here.

Ambala in Haryana recorded a minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius, up four degrees while Hisar’s low settled at 8.9 degrees Celsius, up two notches. Karnal registered a low of 6.6 degrees Celsius.

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.

Among other places in Punjab where minimum temperature settled above normal limits included Adampur (8.4 degrees Celsius), Halwara (8.1 degrees Celsius), Pathankot (10.8 degrees Celsius), Faridkot (7.4 degrees Celsius) and Gurdaspur (8.9 degrees Celsius).

However, Bathinda had a cold night at 4.8 degrees Celsius.

The 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 Tuesday evening and on Wednesday, 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. PTI