Monsoon stuck in Punjab’s Pathankot, yellow alert for rain in 5 districts today

All five districts are adjacent to Himachal Pradesh.

The monsoon entered Punjab 48 hours ago; since then, it has been stuck in Pathankot. There is little chance of its movement even on Tuesday. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert regarding rain in 5 districts of Punjab today. All five districts are adjacent to Himachal Pradesh.

Earlier on Monday, 0.4 mm of rain was recorded in Ludhiana and 0.5 mm in Ropar in Punjab. While no rain was reported in the rest of Punjab. Due to this, the average maximum temperature in the state has increased by 1.8 degrees Celsius. However, the temperature still remains close to normal. The highest temperature recorded in the state today was 42.5 ° C, which was recorded in Bathinda.

Even though the monsoon is limited to Pathankot, the effect of rain in Himachal is being seen in the districts adjacent to Punjab. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert regarding rain in Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr, Rupnagar and Mohali in Punjab. While the situation in other states seems normal.

Chances of rain in Punjab till June 29

June 25: Chances of rain remain in Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Ludhiana, Rupnagar, Mohali, Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala of Punjab. There are also chances of rain and lightning in many districts.

June 26: Chances of rain are there in all the districts of Punjab. There are also chances of rain and lightning in many districts.

June 27: The situation will remain normal in Majha and Doaba of Punjab. A yellow alert has been issued for rain in Malwa.