Punjab and Haryana reeled under the grip of intense cold conditions on Tuesday with minimum temperatures dipping below normal in most parts of both states.
Amritsar in Punjab was the coldest in the region settling at minimum temperature of 1.7 degree Celsius, two notches below normal.
In Haryana, the minimum temperature in Karnal settled at 3.4 degrees Celsius, down by three degrees from normal while Narnaul braved cold conditions at 3.5 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 5 degree Celsius. ludhiana in Punjab witnessed cold conditions at a minimum t of 5.3 degrees Celsius and Patiala recorded a low of 4.9 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal.
Among other places, Ambala registered a low of 5.7 degrees Celsius, Hisar recorded 3.5 degree Celsius, three degrees below normal and the minimum temperature in Hisar was 3.4 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature at many places in the region also settled below normal levels with Chandigarh recording 16.2 degree Celsius, four degrees below normal.
Amritsar recorded maximum temperature at 16.1 degrees Celsius, ludhiana saw 16.8 degrees, Patiala 16.7 degrees, Hisar 18.2 degrees Celsius and Narnaul settled at maximum temperature of 17 degree Celsius, down by three notches below normal.
The Met Department has forecast cold wave to severe cold wave conditions at isolated places during next three days in Haryana and Punjab. Rain is also predicted at isolated places in two states in next two days.