Haryana and Punjab reeled under freezing cold on Friday, with the mercury settling at 0.3 degree Celsius in Hisar.
Hisar in Haryana experienced the season’s coldest night as the minimum temperature dropped by six notches, a Meteorological Department official said here.
Mercury plummeted at other places as well and officials said there was no immediate relief in sight as severe cold was likely to continue for the next few days.