Light rain brings relief

Morning rain brought much-needed respite to the residents of the tricity region braving heatwave conditions for the past one week. Both the day and night temperatures dipped considerably today.

While the maximum temperature went down by 6.4 degrees in the past 24 hours for the third consecutive day, the minimum temperature dipped by 2.6 notches to settle at 25.1° Celsius on Monday night for the second time after touching 32.7 degree Celsius on Saturday.

The light to moderate rain coupled with moderate winds in the morning hours gave a big respite from the hot weather conditions. Chandigarh received 3.6 mm rainfall while Panchkula and Mohali recorded 1.5 and 1 mm rain, respectively.

The weathermen have predicted partly cloudy sky with likely thunderstorms and light rain in the tricity region till June 22. However, a yellow alert for thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds at isolated places in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana will remain till June 22, with forecast of heavy rainfall at isolated places on Saturday and Sunday. The maximum temperature will continue to gradually fall by 3-5 degrees over the next three days.

June 10 had recorded the maximum temperature of 44° Celsius, which had remained the season’s hottest day here so far in the city.

According to the Meteorological Centre here, the department’s observatory at Sector 39 recorded the highest maximum temperature of 31° Celsius while another at the Indian Air Force (IAF) airport logged 30.6° Celsius on Tuesday.

While Faridabad remained the hottest place in the region on Tuesday with the maximum of 36.1° Celsius, which was the highest in the region, Faridkot logged the maximum of 34.6° Celsius to stay the hottest towns in Punjab today.

The MeT Department has predicted a gradual fall in the maximum temperature over the next five days in the tricity region. The maximum temperature will remain between 30 and 34° Celsius and minimum between 26 and 28° Celsius with the possibility of light rain till June 22.

Chandigarh