After 27.2 mm showers, more on the way

The muggy weather over the weekend was followed by 27.2 mm rain on Monday, bringing welcome relief for residents.

- HT Correspondent

More showers are on the way as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast chances of heavy rain (70 mm or more) on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A total of 27.2 mm rain was recorded at the IMD observatory in Sector 39, with 16.9 mm rain till 8.30 am and another 10.3 mm rain later during the day. The airport observatory logged 39.5 mm rain.

As per IMD officials, the monsoon trough is currently passing through Chandigarh and Jammu, which led to rain over here. Shifts in the monsoon trough led to the rain. Due to this, chances of rain will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday as well.

Since the advent of monsoon, the city has received 396.7 mm rain, which is 15.9% above normal for the corresponding period.

Temp plunges to 27.7°C

The rain and cloudy weather throughout the day caused the maximum temperature to dive from 34.2°C on Sunday to 27.7°C on Monday, 6.1 degrees below normal.

This is the lowest day temperature in July since 2023, when it was 25.8°C on July 11, when the city was pounded by over 300 mm rain in a single day.