The cold wave is tightening its grip in the region. Several parts of the region recorded maximum and minimum temperature below normal levels on Sunday.
The Met Department has predicted that mist or shallow fog would occur in the morning and at night in several parts of the region. The Met Department has forecast that the minimum temperature levels would plunge by 1-2°C in the next 24 hours in many parts of Punjab and Haryana.
“The days would be mainly sunny in Haryana and Punjab in the next 24 hours,” predicted Met Department. Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature of 10.8°C, one degree below normal and maximum temperature of 26°C.
Ambala, Bhiwani, Hissar and Narnaul recorded respective minimum temperature of 13.3°C, 12°C, 10.6°C and 12.2°C, one degree below normal. Ambala settled at maximum temperature of 25.6°C, four notches below normal while Hissar recorded maximum temperature of 26.5°C, four notches below normal.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded minimum temperature of 10.6°C, ludhiana recoded 12.2°C, one degree below normal and Patiala settled at minimum temperature of 12.1°C, one degree below normal. The maximum temperature recorded in Amritsar was 25.2°C, ludhiana 25.8°C and Patiala 27°C.
Himachal Pradesh capital- Shimla recorded minimum temperature of 5.2°C, three notches below normal and maximum temperature settled at 17.4°C. The minimum temperature in Bhuntar was recorded 3.1°C, Nahan 10.5 °C, Solan 4.2°C, Sundernagar 5.1°C, Kangra 6.4°C.