Rain in city brings temperature drop, pleasant weather
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After overnight rain and windy weather, it was cloudy in the city on Monday morning. According to the weathermen, the amount of rain in Ludhiana between 8:30 am on Sunday and 8:30 am on Monday was recorded at 10.6 millimetres.
The impact of the rainfall was witnessed on the maximum (day) temperature, which was recorded at 29 degrees Celsius, nine degrees less than normal and 7.4 degrees less than a day before.
Meanwhile, the minimum (night) temperature in Ludhiana was recorded at 21 degrees Celsius, 0.7 degrees less than normal and 3.2 degrees less than the day before.
The met department website forecast for Ludhiana for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday is "partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers".
It further states that the day temperature is expected to be around 36 degrees in the next two days, fall to 35 degrees on Thursday, and remain the same on Friday. The night temperature is expected to rise to 23 degrees by Wednesday, remain the same the next day, and then fall to 20 degrees on Friday.
Meanwhile, as the rainfall did bring a fall in temperatures, especially the day temperature, residents felt a change in the weather on Monday. Vinay Kumar, a city resident, said the weather has been pleasant for at least the last two days, so they were enjoying the conditions. He added that as the weather was quite good, he took his children to a neighbouring park to play during the day.
Jaspreet Kaur, a homemaker, said as the weather was pleasant, she went on a stroll in the evening and loved the experience.
She added that she hoped that the weather remained the same for at least the next few days so that they could enjoy it more.
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