In the past 24 hours, from 8.30 am on Thursday Ludhiana has witnessed heavy rainfall of 63.2 mm which is more than the June rainfall of 61.8 mm. Along with this, a very freak occurrence of fog was seen which dropped the visibility to almost 700 metres.
Punjab and Haryana have been witnessing pre-Monsoon activities for a while. In the past three days, scattered rain and thundershowers have again been observed in the region. These activities were in the wake of a Western Disturbance over Jammu and Kashmir along with a Cyclonic Circulation over North Rajasthan and adjoining Punjab. The combination of these weather systems resulted in scattered pre-Monsoon rain and thundershowers. However, the rains are now receding.
The freak occurrence of fog was because of high humidity levels and calm winds. At this time of the year, pre-Monsoon activities are a usual sight, but the occurrence of fog is a very rare thing to happen. Fog is witnessed in the region only during the winters especially from December to February.
However, the visibility levels have now improved as the weather has cleared up with only scattered clouds being observed. As per the experts, no significant weather activity is expected in the day as such. Once again from June 23 to June 25, pre-Monsoon activities can once again be witnessed.
Usually, the first week of July is the normal date for Monsoon to hit these regions and a decent delay is a possibility. Thus, we can say that persistent clouds, nil wind conditions, and high humidity levels led to the formation of fog in Ludhiana.
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