Brace for another heavy rain spell today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for heavy rain in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana on Thursday.

The weatherman has also predicted thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places tomorrow.

Chandigarh received 19 mm rainfall during the past 24 hours, which brought down the mercury by over 3 degrees.

The downpour brought respite from the hot and humid weather conditions but again poured misery in the city.

While Chandigarh got 19 mm rainfall, Mohali and Panchkula received 3.5 mm and 4 mm showers during the day. However, the relative humidity shot up to 92%.

The moderate rainfall once again led to waterlogging in the low-lying areas, roads, streets and roundabouts, besides causing further cave-ins at various road stretches, turning them into virtual death traps.

The inclement weather also disrupted the power and water supply at various places.

Chandigarh recorded a maximum of 31.8 and minimum of 24.4° Celsius on Wednesday, which was 3.1 and 2.7 degrees below Tuesday’s mercury and departure from normal by 1.5 and 2.5 degrees, respectively.

The weathermen have predicted a generally cloudy sky with thunderstorms and rain in the tricity on Thursday and Friday, partly cloudy sky on Saturday and Sunday, and another spell of light rain on Monday.

“As compared to yesterday, there was a fall of 1.4 and rise of 0.2 degrees in the average maximum temperature. The mercury will remain below normal by 2.7 and 2.8 degrees in Punjab and Haryana, respectively, on Thursday,” the IMD said.