While Amritsar in Punjab was freezing at 0 Degrees, the Queen of Hiils, Shimla was warmer on Monday as compared to places in the neighbouring plains.
Shimla recorded a low of 3.1 degrees Celsius while Chandigarh, located in the foothills, experienced similar temperature. Amritsar in Punjab was the coldest in the region at a freezing zero degree.
On the other hand, Haryana's Karnal (2.6) was also colder than Shimla. Hisar's night temperature, too, was similar to Shimla's 3.1 degrees.
"Most of the hill stations are experiencing pleasant weather owing to more sunshine compared with the plains, which has been enduring long, foggy days," an official of the Met office said. A humidity level of 70 per cent or more causes fog, he said. In the plains, he added, it is almost 100 per cent. In the hills it is between 30 and 40 per cent.
The weather in Himachal's popular destinations like Kasauli, Chail, Kufri, Dharamsala and Manali is also sunny.
Shimla recorded a maximum temperature of 14.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 4.1 degrees above normal. But in the plains, the Met official said, the day temperatures were 2-8 degrees below the season's average.
Dry weather conditions would continue in Himachal Pradesh till Jan 3 when the western disturbances — storm systems originating from the Caspian Sea and moving across the Afghanistan-Pakistan region — would be active in the region.