Cold conditions continued in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday with minimum temperatures hovering several notches below normal. Narnaul in Haryana and Amritsar in Punjab were the coldest places with both cities recording minimum temperatures at 3.2 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Haryana and Punjab, registered minimum temperature at 7.7 degrees Celsius.
In Haryana, Hissar and Karnal settled at a low of 4.4 degree Celsius. Ambala recorded minimum temperature at 9.6 degree Celsius. In neighboring Punjab, Patiala settled at minimum temperature of 7.3 degree Celsius while ludhiana saw a minimum of 8.5 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal. Meanwhile, Chandigarh recorded maximum temperature at 23.3 degree Celsius. Among other places in the region, Ambala settled at maximum temperature of 23 degree Celsius, Hisar recorded 24.8 degrees, Amritsar saw 23.2 degree Celsius, ludhiana recorded 23.5 degree Celsius and Patiala saw a maximum of 23.4 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department forecast, light rain is expected in parts of Haryana and Punjab in next 24 hours. Hailstorm is expected at isolated places in Punjab in next 48 hours, predicted the Met Department.
Meanwhile, the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh also continued to reel under severe cold conditions with Kalpa settling at a low of 0.6degree Celsius. Among other places, Sundernagar recorded minimum temperature at 3 degrees Celsius, Solan 4 degree Celsius, Bhuntar saw a low of 1.8 degree Celsius and Kangra recorded 4.4 degree Celsius.