The cold wave continued to sweep parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday with the mercury settling below the normal limit in various parts.
Narnaul in Haryana was coldest in the region recording minimum temperature of 3.5 degree Celsius, two notches below normal while maximum temperature settled at 17.7 degrees, down by five notches from normal.
The Met Department has forecast light rain in next 48 hours in the region.
Cold-day conditions are expected to continue over most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh for the next two days, according to the forecast of Chandigarh Meteorological Department (IMD)
A Met official said that light rain is expected at isolated places during next 48 hours in parts of the region. The maximum temperature levels settled upto seven notches below normal in parts of the region. Fog enveloped several parts of the region in the morning, he said.