Even as fog continued to disrupt normal life in Punjab and Haryana, cold wave also gripped the region and the sun played hide and seek throughout the day in the joint Capital of Punjab and Haryana — Chandigarh.
Due to the cloudy weather and wind, the cold was all the more bitter with people preferring to remain indoors. The Met has predicted light rain or thundershowers in the region in the next 24 hours. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low of 9.5°C, ludhiana and Patiala had a low of 9.4°C and 10.1°C, respectively.
In Haryana, Ambala and Hisar recorded their lows at 9.5°C and 11.2°C, respectively. Narnaul and Bhiwani registered minimum temperatures at 11°C and 10.4°C, five degrees above normal. Union Territory Chandigarh recorded minimum temperature at 7.4°C, Met officials said here. “Weather will mainly be dry during next 24 hours and light rain or thundershowers may occur at isolated places thereafter,” MeT department said in its forecast.
Dense fog will continue during morning and night in both States, MeT department officials said.