Freezing cold waves swept most places in Punjab and Haryana as minimum temperature further dipped on Thursday with Adampur reeling at minus 1.2°C. Adampur in Punjab was the coldest place in the two States recording a five degree below normal minimum.
Amritsar, too, braved a cold night at 2.2°C, down two notches. ludhiana’s minimum settled three degrees below normal at 3.6°C, while Patiala recorded a low of 6.2°C, the MeT office here said. Piercing cold also further intensified across Haryana, with Narnaul turning out to be the coldest place in the state at a minimum of 1.8°C, four notches below normal. Hisar’s low of 2.1°C was five notches below normal, while biting cold swept Bhiwani at 2.8°C, also down five degrees. Karnal, too, experienced a cold night at 4.4°C, own four notches while Ambala registered a low of 6.6°C.
Chandigarh was also under the grip of cold weather conditions recording a low of 5.8°C. However, a bright sun greeted the residents here for the second consecutive day on Thursday after days of foggy weather. A MeT official said here that fog had lifted from most places in the two States barring ludhiana and Adampur, though misty conditions prevailed this morning at a few places. He said that cold weather conditions would continue in the region during the next few days.