Cold weather continues to prevail in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, January 19

Cold weather conditions continued to prevail in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday.

However, the night temperatures rose a few degrees above normal in several parts.

Chandigarh experienced cold weather conditions at 8.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, a MeT department official said.

In Punjab, Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala braved cold weather conditions at 5.8, 8.2 and 9 degrees Celsius respectively, up to three notches above normal.

Pathankot, Adampur, Halwara, Bathinda, Gurdaspur and Faridkot recorded lowest temperatures of 7.8, 6, 6.5, 5.9, 3.2 and 6.2 degrees Celsius, respectively.

In Haryana, Ambala witnessed cold weather conditions at 10 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, while the minimum temperatures of Hisar and Karnal were 4.6 and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively, up to two notches below normal.

Bhiwani, Sirsa, Rohtak and Narnaul recorded their respective lows at 6.5, 6.2, 5.4 and 5 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Fog enveloped several parts of Punjab and Haryana, including Hisar, Karnal, Bhiwani and Ludhiana, causing inconvenience to commuters. PTI