Chandigarh, July 22 -- The muggy weather over the weekend was followed by 27.2 mm rain on Monday, bringing welcome relief for residents.

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.

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