Severe cold wave gripped Amritsar on Thursday with the night temperature touching minus 0.2 degrees Celsius, even as cold conditions continued in other parts of Punjab.
Amritsar's minimum temperature further dropped from yesterday's 2.2 degrees Celsius and settled four notches below normal limits, the MeT Department said here.
ludhiana was also cold at 6 degrees Celsius while Patiala recorded a low of 7.3 degrees C.
Cold conditions also prevailed in Chandigarh, with night temperature settling at 6 degrees C, one notch below normal.
In Haryana, Narnaul once again turned out to be the coldest place recording a low of 3.5 deg C, down two notches than normal. Hisar and Karnal also reeled under intense cold recording below normal identical minimum temperatures of 5.5 degrees C.
In the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, a day after snow, it was sunny but chilly
The Capital got mild snowfall on Wednesday but it was a sunny Thursday although the minimum temperature was below the freezing point.
The meteorological office here said the minimum temperature was minus 0.8 degree, while the maximum stayed at 9.8 degrees Celsius.
The snow in Shimla on Wednesday melted within a few hours, but its nearby hills like Kufri and Mashobra still have accumulation of snow, the Met office said.
Keylong in lahaul-Spiti district was the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 11.2 degrees, while it was minus 6 degrees in Kalpa in Kinnaur district and minus 4.2 degrees Celsius in Manali and minus 0.1 degree in Dalhousie.
Dharamsala registered a low of 4.8 degrees, while the day's temperature was 12.2 degrees.
According to the weather office, western disturbances will be active again on December 26-27, resulting in more snowfall in the high hills.