A thick blanket of fog on Tuesday disrupted normal life at most places in Punjab and Haryana, where the minimum temperature hovered above normal.
Fog reduced visibility at several places, including Mohali, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Faridkot and Amritsar in Punjab and at Ambala, Panchkula and Karnal in Haryana, according to the Met Department.
Visibility levels were low due to fog early Tuesday morning at Chandigarh also, the common capital of the two States. Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 9.4 degrees Celsius, which was three notches above normal.
Haryana’s Narnaul district was the coldest in the region and braved the severe cold conditions at minimum temperature of 3.2 degrees Celsius. Punjab’s holy city Amritsar recorded 5 degree Celsius.
Hisar in Haryana reeled under severe cold conditions witnessing low temperature 3.6 degree Celsius settled at minimum of 6.5 degree Celsius. Ambala recorded minimum temperature at 8.8 degree Celsius. In Punjab, Patiala settled at minimum temperature of 7.5 degree Celsius while ludhiana saw a low of 6.6 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature recorded was 11.5 degree Celsius in Chandigarh, which was below nine notches from normal level.
Among other places, Ambala settled at maximum temperature of 15.3 degree Celsius, Narnaul recorded 16 degrees, Karnal 12 degree Celsius, Hisar 16 degree Celsius, Amritsar saw maximum of 15.1 degree Celsius, ludhiana recorded 12.6 degree Celsius and Patiala also settled at 12.6 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department forecast, dense to very dense fog is likely at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab during next three days. Cold day conditions at isolated places during next 36 hours and ground frost is also predicted at isolated places in both States.