Chandigarh, April 4 -- The city witnessed 3.6 mm rain and gusty winds that reached up to 56 km per hour on Friday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The rain and thunder lasted for around an hour starting from around 5:30 pm. This is the first spell of rain this month, which is a result of a strong western disturbance (WD).

IMD's Chandigarh director Surender Paul said the WD was more active in southern parts of Haryana and a few other parts of the region, resulting in a little rain in the city as well.

The IMD has issued an orange alert for thunderstorm, gusting winds up to 60km/h and hailstorm in the city for Saturday, asking people to avoid venturing out unnecessarily and and not take shelter under trees. A fres...