Cold conditions persist in Punjab, Haryana

Amritsar remained the coldest place in plains recording a minimum temperature at 3.6 deg C, the MeT office said here today.

Narnaul in Haryana had a low of 6 deg C, up by one degree above normal, while Bhiwani settled at 8.6 deg C.

Ambala recorded a minimum of 9.9 deg C, up by three notches above normal, while Hisar and Karnal had a low of 7.5 deg C and 7.2 deg C respectively.

Chandigarh had a low of 7.7 deg C, up by three notches above normal, the MeT office said here today.

In Punjab, Ludhiana and Patiala had a low of 8.2 deg C and 7.7 deg C respectively with mercury going up by a degree above normal.

 

The MeT in its forecast said weather will mainly be dry in next 24 hours while fog and mist will remain at several places in Punjab and Haryana.