Chandigarh: Cold wave conditions continued unabated in Punjab and Haryana with dense fog engulfed at several places, affecting vehicular movement in both the states.
According to a MeT Department report, a thick blanket of fog had engulfed most places of Punjab and Haryana and reduced visibility. Many trains were running late in the region.
Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest place in the region as it recorded a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, down by two notches below normal.
Hisar and Karnal, in Haryana, had minimum temperature of 6.2 degrees Celsius and 6 degrees Celsius respectively, down by up to two notches below normal.
The low in Ambala settled at 6.9 degrees Celsius, while Bhiwani recorded a minimum temperature of 6.2 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, Amritsar experienced cold weather at 4.1 degrees Celsius, while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimum temperature at 6.3 degrees Celsius and 6.5 degrees Celsius respectively.
Chandigarh's low settled at 7 degrees Celsius.
MeT department has predicted partly cloudy weather with dense fog during morning and evening in both the states in next 24 hours.
