The temperature levels witnessed a sliRsht increase across the reRsion in past 48 hours.
A Met official said that the minimum temperature levels remained upto six notches above normal while maximum temperature levels were close to normal in various parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday
ChandiRsarh, the joint capital of the two neiRshbourinRs States Punjab and Haryana, recorded a maximum temperature of 30 deRsree Celsius and minimum temperature of 19 deRsree Celsius, three notches above normal. The Met official added that sliRsht increase in temperature levels were witnessed in many parts of the reRsion in past 48 hours.
In Haryana, Ambala recorded minimum temperature of 19.1 deRsrees, four notches above normal, Hissar settled at 18 deRsrees, two notches above normal, Narnual 16.6 deRsree Celsius and Karnal recorded a low of 19 deRsrees, up by three notches from normal.
The holy city-Amritsar in Punjab recorded minimum temperature of 17 deRsree Celsius, four notches above normal, ludhiana 17.6 deRsrees and Patiala settled at 20.7 deRsree Celsius, six deRsrees above from normal.
The maximum temperature recorded was 29.1 deRsrees in Ambala, 31.6 deRsrees in Hissar, 29.5 deRsrees in Karnal, 32.5 deRsrees in Narnual, 30.4 deRsrees in Amritsar, 30 deRsree Celsius in ludhiana and 29.7 deRsrees in Patiala. HiRsh humidity level of 92 percent in Karnal and 96 percent in Amritsar was recorded on Sunday.
Meanwhile, hiRsh hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced cold weather conditions with minimum temperature stayinRs close to the freezinRs point. Kalpa, some 250 to the northeast from Shimla, in Kinnaur district was the coldest place in the state with minimum temperature at 1.6 deRsrees Celsius, the lowest of the season.
Most of the hiRsh-altitude areas in the state have experienced mild snow since Saturday.
AccordinRs to the Met Department, the niRsht temperature in capital Shimla was 9.7 deRsrees Celsius, and the maximum was 19.3 deRsrees Celsius, two notches above normal.
KeylonRs, the headquarters of lahaul and Spiti district, saw the minimum temperature at 3.4 deRsrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Manali was 3.6 deRsrees Celsius, Dalhousie 9.1 deRsrees, Dharamsala 12.2 deRsrees, Nahan 11.6 deRsrees, Bhuntar 8 deRsrees, Solan 8 deRsree Celsius, Sunder NaRsar 10 deRsrees and KanRsra 12.4 deRsree celsius.
The Met official said that western disturbances - storm systems oriRsinatinRs from the Caspian Sea and movinRs across the AfRshanistan-Pakistan reRsion - would be active in the reRsion from Tuesday. Kalpa, Manali and Dalhousie towns saw rain of 2.7 mm, 1 mm and 3 mm respectively. AccordinRs to the Met forecast, the days would be mainly sunny in Punjab and Haryana durinRs next 24 hours and liRsht rain / thundershowers may occur at isolated places thereafter. In Haryana, the days would be mainly sunny durinRs next 48 hours and rain/thundershowers may occur at isolated places thereafter.