Minimum temperatures hover below normal limits in Punjab, Haryana

Cold weather conditions continued to persist in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday, with minimum temperatures hovering below normal limits.

Adampur in Punjab was the coldest place in the state at a low of 3.1 degrees Celsius, while Karnal in Haryana reeled at a low of 3.2 degrees Celsius, an official from the Meteorological Department said here.

Among other places in Punjab, Halwara recorded a minimum of 4.3 degrees Celsius. Amritsar (5 degrees Celsius), Faridkot (5 degrees Celsius), Ludhiana (3.6 degrees Celsius), Patiala (4 degrees Celsius), Pathankot (4.7 degrees Celsius), Bathinda (6.1 degrees Celsius) and Gurdaspur (5 degrees Celsius) also experienced a cold night.

Narnaul in Haryana recorded a low of 4.3 degrees Celsius. Hisar (4.8 degrees Celsius), Rohtak (5.8 degrees Celsius), Bhiwani (6 degrees Celsius), Sirsa (6.9 degrees Celsius) and Ambala (4.3 degrees Celsius) also reeled under biting cold.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, too experienced a cold night at 6.5 degrees Celsius.

The MeT Department official said fog reduced visibility on Tuesday morning at a few places, including Karnal, Bhiwani, Ambala, Patiala and Ludhiana.