The cold wave tightened its grip in Chandigarh and neighboring States of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh with minimum temperature levels plunging up to six notches below normal on Friday.
Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 9.6°C, one degree below normal while maximum temperature recorded was 27.5°C. In Haryana, Ambala recorded minimum temperature of 9.7°C, two notches below normal. Hissar shivered at minimum temperature of 7.2°C, six notches below normal while Narnual recorded minimum temperature of 7.5°C, five notches below normal.
Bhiwani recorded minimum temperature of 8.2°C. The holy city of Punjab, Amritsar settled at minimum temperature of 7.6°C. Patiala recorded a minimum temperature of 9°C, three degrees below normal and ludhiana recorded a low of 7°C, five degrees down the normal level. In neighboring hilly State of Himachal Pradesh, the capital city Shimla braved the chill at the minimum temperature of 6.3°C, one degree below normal.
Dharamshala settled at a minimum temperature of 9.8°C, one degree below normal while Manali settled at minus 1.2°C, two notches below normal The Met Department has predicted that mist or haze would occur in the morning and at night in several parts of the region. The Met Department has forecast that the minimum temperature levels would continue to plunge in next 48 hours in many parts of Punjab and Haryana.