A yellow alert has been issued in 16 districts of Punjab regarding rain today. In the last 24 hours, the southwest monsoon has now reached many parts of Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. If the monsoon remains at this pace, it is estimated that it will enter Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh today. According to the Meteorological Department, the monsoon is favorable for entering Punjab for the next 3 days.
It has rained intermittently at night in many districts of Punjab. After which the day was pleasant in the morning. In the last 24 hours, the maximum temperature has dropped by an average of 1.7 degrees Celsius. The temperature was recorded 1.6 degrees below normal. The highest temperature in the state was recorded in Bathinda at 40.2 ° C. While Amritsar recorded 37.6 ° C, Ludhiana 34.8 ° C, Patiala 35 ° C and Patiala 32.3 ° C.
Yellow alert in Punjab
Yellow alert has been issued in 16 districts of Punjab regarding rain today. Rain alert has been issued in Pathankot, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Ludhiana, Rupnagar, Mohali, Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa and Barnala.
Heavy rain warning till 26 June
The Meteorological Department has issued a special warning for the next week. Heavy rain is expected in many areas of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh till 26 June. Very heavy rain may occur at some places in Chandigarh and North Haryana on 22 June. Rain is expected to be accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds (30–40 km/hr).