The minimum temperature hovered few notches above normal across Punjab and Haryana on Monday. Chandigarh recorded a low of 8.6°C, two notches above normal and maximum temperature of 21°C.
The Meteorological Department has forecast partly cloudy sky across the region in next 48 hours. “Days would be partly cloudy in the States during next 48 hours and light to moderate rain or thundershowers may occur at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab from February 5 onwards. Fog/shallow fog may occur at a few places in the area during night and morning in next 48 hours, said a Met official.
Amritsar registered a low of 10.1°C, up four notches, while ludhiana’s minimum settled at 9.8°C, three above normal. Patiala recorded a minimum temperature of 10.6°C and maximum of 21.4°C.
Hisar and Ambala in Haryana also recorded above normal minimum temperature at 8.3°C and 10°C respectively. Karnal registered a low of 8.4°C, Narnaul recorded 7.2°C and Bhiwani recorded 9°C.
The maximum temperature recorded was 20.4°C in Ambala, 26.6°C in Bhiwani, 27°C in Hissar, 24°C in Karnal, 26.5°C in Narnaul, 16.4°C in Amritsar and 20.2°C in ludhiana.