With a western disturbance active in the region, the day temperature dropped by over five notches amid cloudy weather in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
The city logged a maximum temperature of 19.8°C, down from 24.9°C recorded on Tuesday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cloudy weather is likely to continue on Thursday and Friday as well and light rain can be expected from Sunday onwards.
At 19.8°C, the maximum temperature was also five degrees below normal. With chances of snow in the adjoining hilly areas, the mercury could drop even further in a few days, said the weatherman.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature went up from 9.9°C to 11.3°C , three notches above normal, owing to the cloudy weather at night. In the next three days, maximum temperature will remain around 23-25°C while minimum temperature will stay around 12°C.