The cold wave continued unabated in Chandigarh and most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday with mercury plummeting up to five degrees below normal.
A thick blanket of fog also enveloped most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday morning.
The Meteorological Department has forecast more rainfall in the region in next 48 hours. Earlier, several parts of the region had received rainfall on Friday night. Chandigarh had recorded 45.7 mm rain.
“Partly cloudy sky with a possibility of light rain would be witnessed in Chandigarh and some parts of Punjab and Haryana in next 24 hours. Also, dense fog (visibility less than 200m) would occur during morning and night at a few places in the neighboring states during next 24 hours,” predicted the Met Department.
Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest in the region and recorded a minimum temperature of 2.9 °C, two notches below normal and maximum temperature of 17.5 ° C , three degrees below normal.
The capital city of Punjab and Haryana—Chandigarh recorded a low of 6.6 ° C and maximum temperature of 21 ° C.Among other places, Ambala recorded a minimum temperature of 6.5 ° C, Bhiwani 5.6°C, Hissar 6.4 ° C, Karnal 6.4 °C, ludhiana 7.7 °C and Patiala 6.4 ° C.