Punjab & Haryana in grip of biting cold, Adampur coldest at 2.5 deg C

There was no let up in cold wave conditions sweeping Haryana and Punjab where the minimum temperature on Saturday settled three to five degrees Celsius below the season's normal.

Adampur in Punjab was the coldest place in the two states as it recorded a low of 2.5 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal.

The minimum temperature in Halwara settled at 2.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Amritsar 3.2 degrees Celsius, Bathinda 3.6 degrees Celsius and Faridkot 4.8 degrees Celsius.

Ludhiana recorded a low of 5.3 degrees Celsius, Patiala 5.4 degrees Celsius, Gurdaspur 5.7 degrees Celsius and Pathankot 5.8 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperature in Chandigarh settled at 6.7 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department official said here.

At 3.2 degrees Celsius, Narnaul was the coldest place in Haryana.

Cold weather conditions are likely to continue in both states over the next 3-4 days.