Mercury slid to sub-zero level in the region on Wednesday with Haryana’s Narnaul shivering at a minimum temperature of minus 0.5 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal.
Punjab’s holy city Amritsar, braved the cold conditions at minimum temperature 0.9 degrees Celsius, down by two notches from the normal.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana shivered at season’s lowest temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal.
A Met official said that the cold conditions sweeping Haryana and Punjab for the past few days on Wednesday intensified as temperatures dipped sharply in both the States.
In neighbouring Punjab, ludhiana reeled under severe cold conditions witnessing low temperature of 1.6 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal while Patiala settled at minimum temperature at 2.7 degrees, down by four notches.
Among other parts in the region, Haryana’s Karnal also saw severe cold conditions at 1.6 degrees Celsius, which was five notches below normal level, while Hisar recorded 2.5 degrees Celsius, down by four degrees from the normal. Ambala recorded minimum temperature at 4.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal.
The Met Department has forecast cold wave conditions at several places during next two days in Haryana and Punjab. Ground frost is also predicted during next two nights in the two States.
Rains are also expected in some parts of both the States during weekend, said the Met official.