The temperature levels settled below normal in several parts of Punjab and Haryana on Sunday.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of two neighbouring States Punjab and Haryana, recorded a maximum temperature of 28.2 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal.
Ambala in Haryana recorded maximum temperature at 26.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal while Punjab’s holy city, Amritsar settled at 28.8 degree, down by one degree from normal.
Haryana’s Hisar recorded maximum at 31.8 degrees while Narnaul settled at 31.3 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, ludhiana and Patiala recorded respective maximum at 27.8 degree Celsius and 27.2 degree Celsius, two notches below normal.
Meanwhile, Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature at 15 degrees Celsius. Ambala in Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 16.6 degree Celsius, Hisar settled at 14.4 degrees, Karnal 14.5 degree Celsius and Narnaul 15.5 degree celsius. In neighbouring Punjab, Amritsar recorded minimum at 13.4 degrees Celsius, ludhiana saw 13.4 degrees and Patiala 16.6 degrees Celsius.
According to the Met Department forecast, moderate to dense fog is likely at a few places during morning hours in both the States during next 48 hours.
Meanwhile, the hilly State of Himachal Pradesh continued to reel under cold conditions with Kalpa settling at a low of 3.2 degrees Celsius. Among other places, Manali shivered at minimum of 4 degrees, Sundernagar recorded minimum temperature at 7.5 degrees Celsius and Solan settled at 9 degrees Celsius.