In a relief from the ongoing cold wave conditions, minimum temperatures on Sunday rose and hovered close to or above normal range at several places in Punjab and Haryana. Narnaul in Haryana and Gurdaspur in Punjab were the coldest with a low of 3.5 degrees and 5.2 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 9.4 degrees Celsius, which was four notches above normal.Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Adampur, Faridkot and Pathankot in Punjab registered above normal minimums at 7.4, 9.9, 9.2, 10, 7.5 and 7.6 degrees Celsius, respectively. Among others places, the minimum temperatures at Halwara and Bathinda settled within normal limits at 6.4 degrees Celsius each. However, Gurdaspur recorded below normal low at 5.2 degrees Celsius.
In neighboring Haryana's Ambala, Karnal and Sirsa, the minimum temperatures were above normal at 8.1, 7.4 and 8.1 degrees Celsius, respectively. The minimum temperature at Rohtak and Bhiwani settled within normal range at 6 degrees Celsius and 6.8 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The maximum temperature recorded was 20.1 degree Celsius in Amritsar, 17.2 degrees in Ludhiana and 18.5 degrees in Patiala. In Haryana, the maximum temperature in Hisar settled at 21.5 degrees, Karnal 19.5 degrees, Narnaul 23 degrees and Ambala 17.8 degree Celsius.
The local Met Department has forecast light to moderate rainfall at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana on January 13 and 14.