Overcast conditions were experienced in some parts of the region with temperature levels plunging up to four notches below normal on Monday.
The joint capital of Punjab and Haryana — Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 10 degree C and maximum temperature of 21.6 degrees C, two degrees below normal.
A day before, the city had recorded a minimum temperature of 12.2 degrees C. Meanwhile, Amritsar in Punjab was the coldest in the region braving the chill at minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal while Narnaul in Haryana settled at a low of 4.5 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal.
The Met Department has forecast that weather will remain partly cloudy and fog may occur at several places in Punjab and Haryana in next 48 hours. Chandigarh is also likely to witness cloudy conditions in the next 24 hours.
A Met official said that overcast conditions are likely to be witnessed across the region in next 48 hours. There is a possibility of rain or thundershowers at isolated places in the region. Thereafter, mist/fog (visibility less than 200 meters) would occur in some parts of the region.
“light to moderate rain is expected on February 27 and 28 in several parts of the region,” added the Met official. Earlier, moderate to heavy showers were recorded in several parts of the region plunging the maximum temperature levels upto nine degrees below normal on February 14 and 15. Meanwhile, Ambala and Bhiwani in Haryana on Monday recorded a minimum temperature of 11 degrees C, and 7.4 degrees C respectively.