Cold weather conditions continued to prevail in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday.
Amritsar in Punjab was the coldest in the region recording minimum temperature at 0.5 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal.
Several other places in the state reeled under piercing chill with the temperature in Faridkot settling at 1.2 degrees, followed by Bathinda (1.4 degrees), Adampur (1.8 degrees) and Halwara (2.7 degrees), the Met Department said.
The union territory of Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 5.3 degrees Celsius.
In neighboring Haryana, Karnal was the coldest at 3.4 degrees Celsius followed by Bhiwani at 3.9 degrees, Sirsa recorded 4.2 degrees, Hisar settled at 5.4 degrees) and Rohtak recorded a minimum of 6 degrees. Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh, which is still recovering from last week's snowfall, is likely to get some more snow this week. The Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) in Manali has advised people not to venture in avalanche prone slopes that are loaded with snow.
"A fresh western disturbance is very likely to affect the western Himalayan region on January 29 causing widespread rainfall and snow in the state till February 1," said an official of Meteorological Department.