The cold conditions tightened its grip in Himachal Pradesh while it alleviated in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday.
The higher reaches of Himachal experienced snowfall, and mild rainfall in low and mid-hills, said a Met official, adding that the high hills in lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu and Chamba districts experienced light to moderate snowfall on Thursday night.
Himachal’s capital Shimla recorded minimum temperature at 8.4 degrees Celsius. According to the Met Department, Shimla received mild rain along with hails while Manali got 2 mm of rain.
Keylong, the headquarters of lahaul-Spiti district, experienced 2 cm of snow and was the coldest in the state with a low of 4.6 degrees Celsius below the freezing point.
Kalpa, which experienced mild snow, witnessed a minimum temperature of minus 0.8 degree Celsius, while it was 0.2 degrees in Manali. Among other places, Bhuntar settled at minimum temperature of 2.8 degree Celsius, Solan 5.5 degrees, Sunder Nagar 4.4 degrees, Una 4.3 degree Celsius, Sunder Nagar 4.4 degrees and Kangra 7.5 8.5 degree Celsius.
Meanwhile, Chandigarh witnessed minimum temperature at 10.4 degree Celsius, two degree above normal while the maximum temperature recorded was 29.5 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department, days would be mainly sunny in Haryana and Punjab. And, mist or shallow fog may occur at some places in the neighboring states during morning hours in next 48 hours, said a Met official.
The Met official added that the minimum temperature levels were recorded above normal levels in many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday. The temperature levels witnessed sharp increase in various parts of the two states in past 24 hours.
In Haryana, Narnual, Ambala, Bhiwani, Hisar and Karnal recorded respective minimum temperature at 7.5 degrees, 11.5 degree Celsius, 11.4 degrees, 12.3 degree Celsius and 11.6 degree Celsius.
Punjab’s holy city –Amritsar recorded minimum temperature at 7.2 degree Celsius. The industrial city of ludhiana in Punjab recorded a low of 7.7 degrees Celsius while Patiala recorded minimum temperature at 10.7 degree Celsius.
The maximum temperature recorded was 24.2 degree Celsius in Ambala, 29.8 degree Celsius in Bhiwani, 30.6 degree Celsius in Hissar, 26.8 degree Celsius in Karnal, 25.4 degrees in Amritsar, 28 degrees in ludhiana and 27 degree Celsius in Patiala.