Due to the cyclonic circulation over Punjab, scattered light rain and thundershowers are expected over parts of Punjab including Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Bhatinda and Chandigarh. These places could receive a couple of short spell of rain and thundershowers. These rainfall activities will be very light but widespread. This could lead to some relief from the ongoing high temperatures.
On Wednesday, Chandigarh recorded 38.2°C as maximum while Patiala saw the mercury rise up to 38.7°C. Amritsar and Bhatinda are also recording temperatures around 35.5°C. These day temperatures are 2 to 4 degree Celsius above normal average. After the spell of forthcoming rains in Punjab and other parts of North India, temperatures will return to normal levels.
Rainfall activities will commence from late evening hours of April 21 and weather conditions will clear up after 2 days. The wheat crop has already been harvested over most of the places in North India. Therefore, moisture will be restored in the soil which will be beneficial for the next season or Kharif crops. Moreover, this will not pose any danger to the Rabi crop as they have already been harvested.
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