Heavy rain alert for Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana for next 2 days

Moderate to heavy rain drenched the tricity comprising Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula on Sunday evening.

Chandigarh received 41.6-mm rainfall till 8:30 pm. The rain left low-lying areas and several key roads waterlogged, causing traffic bottlenecks and a lot of inconvenience to commuters.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for heavy rain coupled with thunderstorm at isolated places in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana on Monday and Tuesday.

The weatherman has predicted a generally and partly cloudy sky with thunderstorm and rain in the tricity region till August 29. The day and night temperatures are likely to remain between 31 and 25 degree Celsius.

Today, Chandigarh logged 34.6 and 26.7 degree Celsius maximum and minimum temperature, respectively, which was 0.9 degree above yesterday’s reading.

While Mohali registered 34 and 26.8 degree Celsius, Panchkula recorded 33.7 and 26 degree Celsius maximum and minimum temperature, respectively.

Despite moderate downpour, the relative humidity in Chandigarh remained 93% today.