Apr 28, 2025 09:00 AM IST
At 41.5°C, the utmost temperature was 4.6 levels above regular on Sunday. That is the very best since 2022 when the utmost temperature had gone as much as 42.2°C on April 29 and 30.
The town’s day temperature rose to 41.5°C on Sunday, the very best it has gone for the month of April since 2022. As per the India Meteorological Division (IMD), mercury is anticipated to rise additional this week although some rain respite could be anticipated across the weekend.
Ladies taking a stroll on the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Sunday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
At 41.5°C, the utmost temperature was 4.6 levels above regular on Sunday. That is the very best since 2022 when the utmost temperature had gone as much as 42.2°C on April 29 and 30.
This was additionally the second day with heatwave circumstances this month. Heatwave is asserted when the utmost temperature crosses 40°C and goes over 4.5°C above regular. The temperature has been rising constantly since Friday when it crossed 40°C for the primary time this season.
IMD Chandigarh director Surender Paul mentioned, “We expect the temperature to touch 42°C in the next couple of days. Rain is on the cards around the weekend as a fresh Western Disturbance (WD) will start affecting the city from May 1.”
Whereas probabilities of rain will proceed as much as Might 3, the system is more likely to be strongest round Might 1. Thunderstorm and gusty winds as much as 40km/h are additionally anticipated.
The minimal temperature additionally rose from 19.8°C on Saturday to twenty.9°C on Sunday, nonetheless 1.5 levels under regular.
Over the subsequent three days, the utmost temperature is anticipated to stay between 41°C and 42°C, whereas the minimal temperature will probably be between 21°C and 22°C.
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