Rain relief likely in Chandigarh on Saturday

A western disturbance in the region may bring in rain over the weekend, says weather department.

With the mercury soaring to 40.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the weather department has forecast some rain relief on Saturday.

A vegetable vendor takes cover under an umbrella to protect herself from the scorching heat at the Sector-17 ISBT in Chandigarh on Thursday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Officials at the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh, said, “While Friday will see cloudy skies, a western disturbance from Saturday onwards may bring in rain over the weekend.”

This is likely to cause a drop in the temperature. On Thursday, the maximum temperature went up to 40.2 degrees from Wednesday’s 39.3 degrees. The minimum temperature, however, decreased slightly from 30.4 degrees to 29.6 degrees.

In the next three days, the maximum and minimum temperatures will remain around 38 degrees and 30 degrees, respectively.