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Storm brings down mercury in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali
The meteorological department said due to the strong western disturbance, wind speed had gone up to 50kmph in the tricity, including Panchkula and Mohali; weather to improve from Tuesday
The tricity of Chandigarh and its surrounding towns of Panchkula and Mohali woke up to a cloudy autumn morning that was followed by high-velocity wind accompanied by rain that brought down the temperature.
Motorists had to switch on headlights of their vehicles as dark clouds reduced visibility for some time in the morning. “Around 8am when I was on my way to drop my children to school, visibility was reduced considerably due to dark clouds. Also, just before the rain, strong winds whipped up dust all around and it was difficult to drive in those conditions,” said Ajay Kumar, a Chandigarh resident.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said due to the strong western disturbance, wind speed had gone up to 50kmph. Due to the cloudy weather, it remained dark in the tricity even after 10am. The weather will improve from Tuesday.
The minimum temperature went down from 19.2°Celsius on Sunday to 18.6°C on Monday. On Saturday, it was 22.6°C at the same time while on Sunday, because of the rain, the temperature was again low at 19.7°C in the morning.
The day temperature is likely to stay below normal on Monday.
In Punjab, 15.6mm of rainfall was recorded in Bathinda followed by 14.6mm in Ludhiana and 9.2mm in Faridkot. Gurdaspur was the coldest station with a minimum temperature of 15.5°C.
In Haryana, 10.8mm of rainfall was recorded in Sirsa and 5.7mm in Ambala. Fatehabad was the coldest station in the state with a minimum temperature of 17.4°C.
