A thick blanket of fog on Tuesday disrupted normal life at many places in Punjab and Haryana, where the minimum temperature hovered above normal.
Fog reduced visibility at several places in the two states including ludhiana, Patiala, Pathankot, Adampur, Halwara, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Karnal and Hisar.
Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 10.6 degrees Celsius, which was four notches above normal. Haryana’s Narnaul district settled at minimum temperature of 8.5 degree Celsius, up by three notches from normal.
Punjab’s holy city Amritsar recorded 7.4 degrees Celsius as minimum, which was three degrees above normal limits. Patiala settled at minimum of 8.2 degree Celsius while ludhiana saw a low of 8.8 degrees Celsius.
Hisar in Haryana witnessed low temperature of 7.2 degree Celsius, Karnal recorded 7.8 degrees and Ambala settled at minimum temperature at 10 degree Celsius.
The maximum temperature recorded was 19.2 degree Celsius in Chandigarh, which was below two notches from normal level.
Among other places, Ambala settled at maximum temperature of 20.6 degree Celsius, Narnaul recorded 20.5 degrees, Hisar 22.5 degree Celsius, Amritsar saw maximum of 20.8 degree Celsius, ludhiana recorded 19.3 degree Celsius and Patiala settled at 20.7 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department forecast, weather is likely to be dry during next three days in Punjab and Haryana and light rain is expected at isolated places thereafter. Shallow to moderate fog is also predicted at a few places in the two states.