Rains continued to lash many places in Punjab and Haryana for the third day today with minimum temperature witnessing a further increase.
The MeT attributed present change in weather to a Western Disturbance over North Pakistan and neighbourhood and to an Upper Air Cyclonic Circulation which was active at Central Pakistan adjoining Rajasthan.
They said that the wet spell is likely to continue in the region tomorrow as well.
Chandigarh was lashed by heavy rains recording 17.9 mm and the low here further increased since yesterday to settle at 14.2 deg C, five notches above normal, the MeT said.
In Haryana, Ambala recorded a low of 14 deg C, up five notches and the town received a rainfall of 8.8 mm.
Hisar's minimum settled at 13.8 deg C, up four notches, while the town got a rainfall of 2.4 mm.
Karnal, which was lashed by 9 mm of rains, recorded a low of 14 deg C, up four degrees, while Bhiwani's low settled at 15 deg C, up five degrees.
Narnaul's low settled at 13.5 deg C, up by four notches.
Among other places in Haryana to be lashed by rains included Panchkula, Bhiwani, Panipat, Kalka, Yamunanagar, Sonepat, Kaithal, Kurukshetra and Faridabad.
Amritsar in Punjab registered a low of 12.2 deg C, up five degrees and received a rainfall of 4.6 mm. Ludhiana, too, recorded four degrees above normal low at 13.2 deg C and a rainfall of 5 mm.
Patiala's minimum settled at 13.8 deg C, up five notches, while the town was lashed by 10 mm of rain.
Among other places in Punjab to be lashed by rains included Moga, Shahpur Kandi, Nangal Dam, Mohali, Phagwara, Madhopur and Hoshiarpur.
