Polling day promises pleasant weather
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Ludhiana: Good news awaits Ludhiana voters as they head to the polls on Thursday - pleasant weather is on the horizon. The Met department has predicted voter-friendly conditions, with no signs of scorching heat.
On Wednesday, temperatures in the city remained close to normal, setting the stage for a comfortable polling day.
Speaking to TOI, Surinder Pal, director of the Met department in Chandigarh, said Ludhiana may in fact experience light rainfall on Thursday. Both day and night temperatures are expected to stay around the seasonal average.
Kulwinder Kaur Gill, principal agrometeorologist at PAU's School of Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology, added that relative humidity levels are currently higher than the normal range of 50–60%.
According to the Met department's website, Ludhiana is expected to record a day temperature of around 36 degrees Celsius on Thursday and Friday, rising to 37 degrees on Saturday. Night temperatures are forecasted at 24 degrees on Thursday, climbing to 27 degrees by Sunday.
Voter enthusiasm is high in Ludhiana West. Many residents expressed eagerness to vote, encouraged by the favourable weather. Narinder Singh, a voter from Pakhowal Road area, said the weather has been pleasant over the past few days and they expect it to remain so, allowing them to vote comfortably.
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He added that many voters prefer casting their vote in the morning when the weather is cooler.
Weather Snapshot
From 8:30 am Tuesday to 8:30 am Wednesday, Ludhiana recorded 4.4 mm of rainfall. The night temperature on Wednesday was 26.4 degrees, which is 0.8 degrees above normal and 5 degrees higher than the previous day. The day temperature was 34.3 degrees, which is 2.5 degrees below normal but 2.7 degrees higher than the day before.
Ludhiana: Good news awaits Ludhiana voters as they head to the polls on Thursday - pleasant weather is on the horizon. The Met department has predicted voter-friendly conditions, with no signs of scorching heat. On Wednesday, temperatures in the city remained close to normal, setting the stage for a comfortable polling day.
Speaking to TOI, Surinder Pal, director of the Met department in Chandigarh, said Ludhiana may in fact experience light rainfall on Thursday.
Both day and night temperatures are expected to stay around the seasonal average.
Kulwinder Kaur Gill, principal agrometeorologist at PAU's School of Climate Change and Agricultural Meteorology, added that relative humidity levels are currently higher than the normal range of 50–60%.
According to the Met department's website, Ludhiana is expected to record a day temperature of around 36 degrees Celsius on Thursday and Friday, rising to 37 degrees on Saturday.
Night temperatures are forecasted at 24 degrees on Thursday, climbing to 27 degrees by Sunday.
Voter enthusiasm is high in Ludhiana West. Many residents expressed eagerness to vote, encouraged by the favourable weather. Narinder Singh, a voter from Pakhowal Road area, said the weather has been pleasant over the past few days and they expect it to remain so, allowing them to vote comfortably. He added that many voters prefer casting their vote in the morning when the weather is cooler.
Weather Snapshot
From 8:30 am Tuesday to 8:30 am Wednesday, Ludhiana recorded 4.4 mm of rainfall. The night temperature on Wednesday was 26.4 degrees, which is 0.8 degrees above normal and 5 degrees higher than the previous day. The day temperature was 34.3 degrees, which is 2.5 degrees below normal but 2.7 degrees higher than the day before.
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