Chandigarh's day temp slips as winter chill sets in

A dip in daytime temperatures and a marginal rise in night temperatures marked the past 24 hours in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula, even as North India continued to witness dry weather and isolated cold-wave conditions.

Chandigarh on Thursday recorded a maximum of 22.3°C, down 1.2°C from the previous day, while the minimum rose to 6.3°C, up 0.9°C, according to the IMD’s evening bulletin. Mohali and Panchkula showed similar trends, with maximums hovering around 21-22°C, both lower than a day earlier.

Across Punjab, Patiala was the warmest with a temperature of 23.2°C, while the coldest night at 3.2°C was logged in Faridkot. In Haryana, Palwal recorded the highest maximum at 23.6°C, whereas Mahendragarh shivered at the state’s lowest minimum of 3.7°C. The contrasting extremes underlined the widening temperature spread across the region.

Nearby hill station Shimla remained markedly cooler, with significantly lower day and night temperatures than the Tricity, intensifying the descending chill in the plains as cold winds from higher reaches persisted.

Chandigarh’s relative humidity ranged between 44 per cent and 88 per cent, with no rainfall reported. Fog was shallow to moderate at isolated places in Punjab, while the rest of the region remained dry.

The IMD has predicted mainly clear to partly clear skies over the next five days. Maximum temperatures in the Tricity are expected to gradually rise from 23°C to 26°C, while minimums will fluctuate between 5°C and 7°C, indicating colder mornings ahead but largely clear and comfortable days.