Chandigarh: Cold weather has intensified in Punjab and Chandigarh. The situation is worse in the morning and evening. Fog has also increased. The state’s minimum temperature has dropped by 0.3°C in the last 24 hours, a drop of 2.2°C from normal. Bathinda was the coldest, recording a minimum temperature of 4°C. The air quality in all cities across the state is also polluted, with air AQIs exceeding 100.
Know in 2 points how the weather will be in the coming week
- The weather is currently dry. It will remain dry for the coming week as well. Light to moderate fog is possible at isolated places.
- According to the Meteorological Department, minimum temperatures will remain unchanged over the next 24 hours. After this, temperatures may rise by about 2°C and then fall by 2–3°C over the next three days.
Chandigarh and Punjab’s air is polluted
At 6 am, most cities in Punjab recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) above 100: Amritsar recorded an AQI of 107, Jalandhar 136, Khanna 119, Ludhiana 136, Mandi Gobindgarh 128, Patiala 146 and Rupnagar 54.
Similarly, in Chandigarh, Sector 22 recorded an AQI of 142, Sector 25 recorded an AQI of 152 and Sector 53 recorded an AQI of 126.
