Heavy to very heavy rain likely in Chandigarh for five days from tomorrow

After receiving the region’s heaviest during the past few days and June’s highest rainfall, Chandigarh is likely to get another spell of heavy to very heavy rain for the next five days, beginning Saturday, the weathermen have said.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued yellow and orange alerts for thunderstorms and lightning on Friday, heavy rain on Saturday, heavy to very heavy rain on Sunday and Monday, and again a spell of heavy rain from Tuesday to Wednesday next week.

Issuing the weather forecast and warning, the IMD has predicted light to moderate rain at most places in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana on July 6 and 7, and at many places on July 8 and 9.

“Heavy rainfall (7cm or more) is very likely from July 5 to 9 at isolated places over northern and eastern parts of Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana during this spell,” the weather department said, while forecasting very heavy rain (12 cm or more) likely at isolated places from July 6 to 7 over parts of Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Ambala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ropar districts and adjoining areas.

The tricity region, comprising Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula, remained dry for the second consecutive day on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the day temperature in Chandigarh today dipped slightly after rising by 6.5 degrees on Wednesday while the night temperature shot up by 3 degrees during the past 24 hours.

Chandigarh recorded a maximum of 34.7°C and minimum of 27.8°C on Thursday, which was 1.7 degrees below and 3 degrees above Wednesday’s mercury and below normal by 0.8 and above normal by 0.7 degrees, respectively.

The weathermen have predicted a generally and partly cloudy sky with thunderstorms and rain in the tricity till July 8.

Record rainfall

Chandigarh had received 213mm rainfall during the past month, which was highest in the past decade and was 37% more than the normal precipitation in June.

Also entering July with 31mm rainfall on the month’s very first day, the city recorded 221.2mm downpour from Sunday to Tuesday, which had brought much-relief from the hot weather conditions but had left major parts of the tricity region inundated with roads continuing to cave in, trees and poles getting uprooted at several locations, damaging the public property, and major disruption in power and water supply, badly throwing the normal life out of gear.