Meteorological Department estimates, there will be rain in Punjab till March 29
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Chandigarh. The weather department has extended its forecast of rain in some areas of Punjab till March 29, where light rain has occurred at some places in the last four days. According to a bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), from 26 to 29 Fresh rainfall and thunderstorm activities are expected over the western Himalayan region and adjoining plains of northwest India during March, with peak activities occurring on March 28 and 29. Sunday. A Western Disturbance in the form of a trough in the mid-tropospheric westerly winds over central Pakistan is believed to have caused rain and snowfall along with gusty winds over some areas of northwest India early this week.
According to the IMD, a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region from the night of March 26 and another from March 29, causing light rain and snowfall with isolated thunderstorms over Jammu, Kashmir. , Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh and light rainfall at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. In the last 24 hours, the maximum temperature in Punjab ranged from 28.1 degrees Celsius in Gurdaspur to 32.8 degrees Celsius in Firozpur, while The minimum temperature ranged from 13.4 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana to 20.4 degrees Celsius in Mohali. Apart from the possibility of isolated rain, the IMD has predicted a drop of 3-4 degrees Celsius in the maximum temperature in the state during the next 24 hours and subsequent three days. An increase of 3-4 degrees is predicted during.