The mercury remained close to normal levels in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Thursday.The Union Territory of Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature at 14.4 degree Celsius and maximum at 29.5 degree Celsius.
Hissar in Haryana settled at a minimum temperature of 14.3 degree Celsius and Narnaul recorded a low of 13 degree Celsius. In Punjab, holy city of Amritsar recorded maximum temperature at 12.4 degree Celsius.Among other places, Ambala recorded a minimum temperature of 15.7 degrees, Karnal 14.5 degree Celsius, Bhiwani 14.4 degrees, ludhiana 14.8 degrees and Patiala saw a minimum of 15.7 degrees.
The maximum temperature recorded was 29.8 degrees in ludhiana, 30 degrees in Patiala, 28.6 degree Celsius in Amritsar, 29.1 degrees in Ambala, 30.6 degrees in Bhiwani, 30.9 degrees in Hissar, 30 degree Celsius in Karnal and 28 degrees in Narnaul.The local Meteorological Department has forecast mainly sunny during next 48 hours in Punjab and rain/thundershowers may occur at isolated places thereafter while days would be mainly sunny in neighboring Haryana.
A Met official said that the minimum temperature levels have plunged by one or two degrees in some parts of neighboring states in last 24 hours. The minimum temperature levels are likely to plunge by two-three degrees in next 48 hours in several parts of Punjab, he added.Meanwhile, Shimla, the capital city of neighboring Himachal, settled at a minimum temperature of 10 degree Celsius and maximum of 19.1 degrees. Una recorded maximum temperature of 28.6 degrees followed by Sunder Nagar at 27.3 degree Celsius.
Among other places in Himachal, Kalpa settled at minimum of 4.2 degrees, Manali 3 degrees, Nahan 10.7 degrees, Solan 8.4 degrees, Bhuntar 8 degrees, Una 8.4 degree Celsius, Kangra 10.3 degrees and Sunder Nagar at 8.3 degree Celsius.