The weather is beginning to change in Punjab. After intense cold, relief from fog during the day has started. There are chances of rain on February 1. Although January is dry according to the records of the past 12 years, the evening of January 28 is likely to witness the activation of a western disturbance. Although it is somewhat weak, another western disturbance is expected to be active on January 31. Rain may occur on February 1 and 2, but dense fog during the day will not be observed. This is expected to provide relief to people from the bone-chilling cold. The weather has cleared on the 27th, although dense fog lingered in the morning, people have breathed a sigh of relief as the fog dissipated in the afternoon.
This has been observed to increase the daytime temperature, and the daytime temperature remained around 23 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, there was a light snowfall in the Lahaul hills of Himachal Pradesh on Friday. In addition, in Amritsar, the minimum temperature was recorded at 3.7 and a maximum of 21.8 degrees Celsius, in Ludhiana, it was 6.0 and a maximum of 22.8 degrees Celsius, in Patiala, it was 6.5 and a maximum of 22.0 degrees Celsius, in Pathankot, it was 4.3 and a maximum of 21.5 degrees Celsius, while in Gurdaspur, it was recorded at a minimum of 5.5 and a maximum of 17.5 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh has seen a rise of 1 degree in temperature. There is a possibility of rain and snowfall in some parts of Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti, Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi, Kullu, and Chamba in Himachal Pradesh until January 31. The change in weather is being observed due to the active western disturbance since January 27. Meanwhile, a yellow alert has been issued for fog in Ambala, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Fatehabad, Sirsa, and Jind in Haryana. The temperature in Haryana has been recorded at 3 degrees Celsius.
