Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana witnessed sharp decline in temperature levels on Tuesday.
Hisar in Haryana was the coldest in the region with minimum temperature settling at 8.5 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal. According to the Meteorological Department, the temperature levels were recorded up to four notches below normal in some parts of the region on Tuesday. Both minimum and maximum temperature levels have dropped by few notches in past 24 hours resulting in wintry weather conditions across the region.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded minimum temperature at 12 degrees Celsius and maximum at 28.4 degrees. A day before, the city had recorded minimum temperature at 13.8 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature in Haryana’s Karnal plunged to 9.9 degrees Celsius, down by three notches from normal. Punjab’s holy city—Amritsar—recorded a low of 10.9 degrees. Among other places, ludhiana saw minimum temperature at 9.2 degree Celsius, Patiala 11.9 degrees, Narnaul 10.5 degrees, Bhiwani 10.6 degrees and Ambala 12 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature recorded was 26.5 degrees Celsius in Ambala, 27.7 degrees in Bhiwani, 27.5 degree Celsius in Hisar, 26.5 degrees in Narnaul, 27 degrees in Amritsar, 27.5 degrees in ludhiana and 29 degrees in Patiala. As per the MeT, humidity in air oscillated between 54 and 85 per cent during the day. Amritsar recorded high humidity level of 85 per cent and Karnal recorded 83 per cent.
Shimla recorded minimum temperature at 9.2 degrees and maximum temperature at 19 degrees Celsius. Among other places in Himachal, Kalpa witnessed severe cold conditions recording minimum temperature at 2 degrees, Manali 2.4 degrees, Nahan 8.7 degrees, Solan 5.5 degrees, Sunder Nagar 5.7 degrees Celsius and Kangra 7.8 degrees Celsius. The MeT has forecast sunny weather conditions in next 24 hours in various parts of Punjab and Haryana.