Punjab weather update: The weather will change again in Punjab and Chandigarh from today (Monday) night. There is also a possibility of rain in some districts in the next two days. On the other hand, due to western disturbance circulation which became active since Saturday night, the weather has become cold due to rain and strong winds in many areas.
A drop of 1.7 degrees has been recorded in the maximum temperature during 24 hours. With this it has now reached close to normal temperature. The highest temperature was recorded at 35.6 in Patiala. A drop in temperature was recorded in all the districts.
Powercom suffered damage due to strong winds in the state on Saturday midnight. Many electric poles fell due to the storm. Even electricity was affected in many areas. Due to the storm, about 130 transformers, 580 electric poles and cables above 11 KV have been damaged, causing a loss of about Rs 1.5 crore.
Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur were the most affected. 296 poles and 27 transformers were broken in these areas. Paddy crop has been sown in the fields. Along with this, Powercom will receive reports in this regard from all the districts today.
Temperature of major cities of Punjab
Chandigarh- The maximum temperature recorded on Sunday was 35.0 degrees. The temperature has come down by 0.7 degrees in 24 hours. The sky will be clear today. The temperature will be between 22.0 to 36.0 degrees.
Amritsar- The maximum temperature recorded on Sunday was 29.1 degrees. A drop of 5.9 was recorded in the temperature. The sky will be clear today. The temperature will be between 19.0 to 35.0 degrees.
Jalandhar – The temperature was recorded at 33.0 degrees on Sunday evening. It will be cloudy today. The temperature will be between 19 to 35 degrees.
Patiala- The maximum temperature recorded on Sunday was 35.6 degrees. A drop of 0.1 degree was recorded. The sky will be clear today. The temperature will be recorded between 21 to 35 degrees.
Mohali- The temperature was recorded at 35.2 degrees on Sunday. The sky will be clear today. Today the temperature can remain between 23 to 36 degrees.
Ludhiana- The maximum temperature recorded on Sunday was 34.4 degrees. A drop of 1.2 degrees was recorded in the temperature. The sky will be clear today. The temperature can be between 20 to 35 degrees.