Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh are likely to get a welcome respite from record temperatures on Tuesday with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting thunderstorms and lightning with gusty winds at 30-40km/h in isolated places. . The meteorological department has also forecast heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning with hail and showers at a speed of 50 to 60 km/h for Wednesday.
The IMD also issued an advisory for Himachal Pradesh amid the possibility of an ‘orange’ alert due to heavy rain. People have been warned not to go to areas where thunderstorms are likely.
In light of the weather forecast, the region is likely to experience a temperature drop of at least 5 degrees Celsius in the coming days.
Until Monday, Punjab’s Patiala was the hottest in the state with a temperature of 45.2 degrees Celsius. With the state recording temperatures up to 5 degrees above normal, several districts have been recording highs between 43 and 45 degrees Celsius. At 43.1 degrees, chandigarh it also recorded the hottest day of the season on Monday.
In Haryana, the maximum temperature was recorded at 45.4 degrees in Sirsa, Pandu Pindara in Jind and Balsamand in Hisar.
Even in the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, the Una district recorded a temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius on Monday. In several Himachal towns, the temperature on Monday hit 40 degrees Celsius.
Nighttime temperatures have also been high for the past few days, with several places in Punjab recording temperatures above 25 degrees Celsius: Chandigarh 29.5 degrees Celsius, Faridkot 29.1 degrees Celsius and Patiala and Patiala 28.4 degrees Celsius. Ludhiana.
The IMD center in Chandigarh said that while the monsoon is expected to hit Punjab during the last week of June, the pre-monsoon rains may start after June 10.
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