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Amritsar records 13.2° C

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Amritsar records 13.2° C
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 18
Rainfall: Reports of rain or snow came from most places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and from many places in Uttaranchal. There was rain or thundershowers at most places in Punjab, west and east Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh and at a few places in Haryana. Weather was mainly dry in east Uttar Pradesh. The chief amount of precipitation in cm was: Haryana: Kalka 1, Himachal Pradesh: Bhuntar and Kandaghat each, Rajgarh 4, Shimla 3, Barsar, Dharamsala,Dadahu, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Rampur Bushar, Sundernagar and Sunibhajji 2 each and Berthin, Guler, Ghamroor, Jhandutta, Kahu, Kasol, Nadaun and Paonta 1 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Quazigund 13, Batote 9, Katra 7, Pahalgam 4 and Jammu and Srinagar 3 each, Punjab: Amritsar 3, Ajnala and Batala 2 each and Nangal, Nakodar, Naswanshahr and Patti 1 each, East Rajasthan: Ajmer 3, Jaipur 2 and Udaipur 1, West Rajasthan: jalore 5, Barmer, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer 2 each and Bikaner and Sriganganagar 1 each and Uttaranchal:Tehri 4 and Dehradun and Mukteshwar 1 each.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures were markedly above normal in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and east Uttar Pradesh, appreciably above normal in Jammu and Kashmir, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and normal in Himachal Pradesh. The lowest temperature in the plains was 13.2° C recorded at Amritsar.

Forecast valid until the morning of February 20th: Rain or snow will occur at most places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and at many places in Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in Haryana, Punjab and north Rajasthan and at a few places in the rest of the region. Thunder squalls and isolated hailstorm are also likely in Haryana, Punjab and north Rajasthan.

Heavy rainfall warning: Heavy rain/snow likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kahsmir and at isolated places in Uttaranchal during the next 48 hours.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of February 20: Mainly cloudy sky with rain/thundershowers accompanied with squall in some areas. Minimum temperature will be around 13° C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of Feb 20: Light to moderate rain will occur at a few places. Squall with wind speed exceeding 65kmph likely at isolated places.

Outlook for the next two days: No large change.