Bright sunshine in several parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday led to increase in temperature levels by few notches in the region, dissipating the foggy conditions and providing relief from the ongoing cold wave in the two States.
Places in Haryana were warmer than its neighbouring State Punjab. In Haryana, Bhiwani settled at minimum temperature of 8.2 degrees Celsius followed by 7 degrees Celsius at Hissar. Narnual recorded minimum temperature at 6 degree Celsius, Ambala 6.8 degrees and Karnal recorded 4.5 degree Celsius.
The Union Territory of Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature at 6.8 degree Celsius and maximum temperature at 20.6 degree Celsius. Punjab’s holy city Amritsar recorded a low of 4.8 degree Celsius, ludhiana witnessed minimum temperature at 5 degrees and Patiala saw 7.1 degree Celsius.
The maximum temperature levels recorded were upto two degrees above normal in many parts of the region on Sunday. Ambala in Haryana recorded maximum temperature at 19.6 degrees, Narnual saw a maximum of 21 degrees Celsius and Hissar recorded 21 degrees as well. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a high of 20.6 degree Celsius, ludhiana saw 20.4 degree Celsius, two notches above normal and Patiala settled at maximum temperature of 20.6 degree Celsius.
Meanwhile, in neighboring State of Himachal Pradesh, Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded a low of minus 5.6 degrees Celsius, Manali recorded minimum temperature at minus 1.4 degrees Celsius and Bhuntar recorded 1.2 degree Celsius. Among other places, Sundernagar recorded minimum temperature at 2.6 degree Celsius, Una settled at 1 degree Celsius, Solan at 3.5 degrees, Dharamshala at minus 4.8 degrees, Nahan at 8.5 degrees and Kangra at 4.6 degree Celsius.
The Met Department has predicted cloudy conditions and rains in next 24 hours in parts of Punjab and Haryana. “The days would be partly cloudy during next 24 hours and light rain/thundershowers may occur at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab,” said a Met official.
Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy snowfall and rain are likely to lash parts of Himachal Pradesh during the next couple of days, predicted the Met Department. "There will be heavy to very heavy snowfall and rain in parts of Himachal Pradesh from February 1 to February 3," said an official of Meteorological Department (IMD).
The official said such weather condition would be due to a western disturbance in the region. The Department also said in its bulletin that rain and snow would occur at a few places over western Himalayan region on February 4 and there will be significant decrease in it thereafter.