In a respite to people from the cold weather conditions, minimum temperatures on Thursday rose across Punjab and Haryana.
Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 13.1 degrees Celsius, which was four notches above normal. Haryana’s Narnaul district settled at minimum temperature of 13.5 degree Celsius, up by five notches from normal.
Punjab’s holy city Amritsar recorded 12.5 degree Celsius as minimum, which was five degrees above normal limits. Patiala settled at minimum of 13.7 degree Celsius while ludhiana saw a low of 15.6 degrees Celsius.
Hisar in Haryana witnessed low temperature of 11.1 degree Celsius, Karnal recorded 9.6 degrees and Ambala settled at minimum temperature at 13.2 degree Celsius, four notches above normal.
According to the Met Department, both minimum and maximum temperatures were settled above normal levels in Punjab and Haryana.
The maximum temperature recorded was 26.3 degree Celsius in Chandigarh, which was above three notches from normal level.
Among other places, Ambala settled at maximum temperature of 23.8 degree Celsius, Narnaul recorded 27 degrees, Hisar 26.4 degree Celsius, Amritsar saw maximum of 25.1 degree Celsius, ludhiana recorded 27.3 degree Celsius and Patiala settled at 27 degree Celsius.
According to the Met Department, weather is likely to be dry during next three hours and light to moderate rain is expected at isolated places thereafter in Punjab and Haryana.