Pleasant weather continues as intermittent rains lash Tricity

Intermittent rain kept the weather pleasant in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today re-issued yellow alert for heavy rain coupled with thunderstorm and lightning at isolated places in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday.

While the weather will likely remain dry from Thursday to Saturday, the weathermen have predicted another heavy spell of rainfall in the region on Sunday and next Monday.

On Tuesday, Chandigarh recorded 20-mm rainfall during the last 24 hours while Mohali and Panchkula experienced 13-mm and 15-mm downpour, respectively.

The maximum temperature in Chandigarh today shot up to 29.1°C, which was 1.4 degrees up from yesterday’s reading but departure from normal by 4.7 degrees. However, the minimum temperature settled at 24.5°C, which was 2.3 degrees less than yesterday’s measurement and 2.4 degrees’ departure from normal.

Mohali and Panchkula registered maximum of 29.5 and 29 and minimum of 25 and 24°C temperature, respectively.

The IMD has predicted a generally and partially cloudy sky with thunderstorms and rain in Tricity for the next five days till July 27. The maximum and minimum temperature is expected to remain 34 and 26°C, respectively.

“As compared to yesterday, there was a rise of 1.3 in average maximum temperature and it was below normal by 4.5 and 3.3 degrees in Punjab and Haryana, respectively, on Tuesday,” the weathermen said.