The plains of North India had been witnessing extremely cold weather for quite some time now. So much so that temperatures were being recorded well below the normal levels. In fact, some areas even witnessed some sub-zero level temperatures as well.
Not only this, a few rainy spells were also observed over Punjab and adjoining areas last week. In fact, Chandigarh recorded the heaviest rains in the past decade.
Now also, the state and adjoining areas have been witnessing good rains for the past 24 to 48 hours. In a span of 24 hours, Amritsar recorded 8.9 mm of rain, Anandpur Sahib 10 mm, Bathinda 1.2 mm, Chandigarh 2.7 mm, Firozpur 2.4 mm, Kapurthala 5 mm, and Pathankot 17.4 mm rainfall.
These weather conditions can be attributed to the ongoing Western Disturbance which is currently over Jammu and Kashmir and its adjoining areas. Its induced cyclonic circulation is over Northwest Rajasthan and adjoining Haryana and Punjab.
These weather features are expected to persist over the region and some light rains are expected to continue for the next 12 to 18 hours. However, the rainy spell is expected to end thereafter. A fresh Western Disturbance is on its way but it is likely to only affect the hills of North India.
With this, both the maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to rise and abatement of cold wave conditions are likely to take place over Punjab.
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