Cold weather conditions persist in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, January 4

Cold weather conditions continued to prevail at most places in Punjab and Haryana on Friday, with Adampur recording a minimum temperature of 1.2 degrees Celsius—the lowest in the two states.

Adampur, near Jalandhar, recorded a below normal minimum temperature while the mercury settled 4 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, meteorological department officials said here.

Pathankot registered a low of 3.3 degrees Celsius, while Halwara, Gurdaspur, Faridkot and Bathinda recorded a minimum temperature of 4.5 degrees Celsius, 3.3 degrees Celsius, 4 degrees Celsius and 3.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The minimum temperature in Ludhiana and Patiala settled at 7.7 degrees Celsius and 7.4 degrees Celsius respectively—both within the normal limits.

Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, also reeled under cold weather conditions with a low of 5.5 degrees Celsius.

Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest place in the state with a minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius. Hisar too experienced a cold night at 5.7 degrees Celsius.

Karnal and Bhiwani recorded a minimum temperature of 5.2 degrees Celsius each.

Sirsa recorded a low of 5.7 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperatures in Rohtak and Ambala were within the normal limits at 7.8 degrees Celsius and 6 degrees Celsius respectively.

On Friday morning, fog reduced visibility at many places including Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Gurdaspur, Ambala, Hisar, Karnal and Bhiwani, the weather office said. — PTI