Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under severe cold wave even as dense fog hit normal life across the two neighbouring states on Monday.
People were in for bone-chilling conditions as minimum temperatures dropped several notches below normal in various parts of the two states. According to the Met Department, Amritsar in Punjab was the coldest recorded place across the two agrarian states as it shivered at 2.4 degrees Celsius, down by one degree from normal.Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana witnessed season’s coldest day settling at 4.4 degree Celsius, two notches below normal.
ludhiana, the industrial hub of Punjab, and Patiala braved cold weather at 4.7 degrees Celsius and 4.8 degrees Celsius respectively, both two notches below normal. In neighbouring Haryana, the minimum in Ambala settled at 5.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal and 5.4 degrees Celsius in Hisar, down by two notches from normal. Karnal and Narnaul recorded lows at 5 degrees Celsius each. Amritsar, ludhiana, Patiala and Ambala in Haryana had also recorded severe chill during daytime on Sunday as the maximum temperature hovered close to 10 degrees Celsius in the four towns, as per the Met Department.
Chandigarh recorded maximum temperature at 13 degree Celsius, seven notches below normal while Karnal settled at 9.6 degrees, ten notches down the normal level. Ambala saw 10.7 degree Celsius, nine degrees below normal, Narnaul saw 13 degrees, nine notches below normal while Hisar settled at 16 degree Celsius, four degrees below normal.
In Punjab, Amritsar saw maximum temperature at 10.9 degrees, ludhiana 10 degrees and Patiala 11 degree Celsius, eight notches below normal.
The local Met Department has forecast rain/thundershower at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana in next 48 hours. Also, severe cold day conditions are likely to prevail during next 48 hours in both the states while dense fog would also occur at few places, predicted the Met Department.