North India experiences chilly weather; snowfall expected in

Delhi experienced a cold day with a minimum of 7.4 degrees Celsius, areas in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh witnessed sub-zero temperatures as several parts of north India shivered in chilly weather.
The Srinagar-Leh highway, connecting the frontier Ladakh region with the rest of Jammu and Kashmir, was closed ahead of expected heavy snowfall.
Delhi's minimum of 7.4 degrees Celsius was a notch below the season's average while the maximum temperature was 27.2 degrees, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
"It is likely to rain towards the evening or night," an official said.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the night temperature at many places, including Ladakh, dipped even as the region is bracing up for possible heavy snowfall.

An official of the MET department said here that Leh continued to be the coldest recorded place in the state as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 9.7 degrees Celsius last night.

The nearby Kargil town was the second coldest place as it recorded a low of minus 9.2 degrees while Srinagar, recorded a low of minus 1.2 degree Celsius last night, a degree down from the previous night.
The Meteorological Department has said a western disturbance would affect the state from tomorrow and warned of heavy rains and snowfall.
In view of weather forecast, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has directed Divisional Administration of Kashmir to be in a state of preparedness.

Intense cold wave conditions continued in Himachal Pradesh with heavy rain and snowfall predicted in parts of the state tomorrow.
The mid and higher hills are expected to receive heavy rains or snowfall over next 48 hours while a wet spell with rains or snow at many places would continue till December 14, the local MeT office said.
The minimum temperatures in Keylong and Kalpa was minus 2 degrees Celsius and zero degree Celsius respectively. Manali, Bhuntar, Sundernagar, Solan, Shimla, Dharamsala, Una, Palampur and Nahan recorded a low of 0.4, 3, 4.3, 6, 6.6, 6.8, 7, 8 and 10.3 degree Celsius respectively.

Cold weather conditions prevailed in most parts of Punjab with Bathinda coldest at 4 degrees Celsius. Adampur and Amritsar were equally cold recording respective minimum temperature of 5.1 degrees Celsius and 5.4 degrees Celsius.
In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest recording a low of 4.8 degrees Celsius today, down four notches against normal.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a three degrees above normal minimum at 10 degrees Celsius.
In Rajasthan, light rains occurred at isolated places in the Jodhpur division and weather remained dry in the rest of the state. The lowest minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius was recorded at Sri Ganganagar, a MeT official said.