Mercury dips below normal in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh: Cold conditions prevailed in many places of Punjab and Haryana Monday with night temperature hovering below normal.

Narnaul in Haryana was coldest in the region with a low of 7.1 deg C, three degrees below normal, the MeT said here. The minimum temperature dropped in Hisar and Karnal, with both places recording respective lows of 8 deg C and 8.8 deg C while Bhiwani was cold at 10 deg C and Ambala recorded 11.4 deg C. Amritsar was coldest in Punjab recording a low of 7.8 deg C while Ludhiana registered 9.8 deg C. Patiala`s minimum at 9 deg C settled a notch below normal while Chandigarh`s low was recorded at 10.5 deg C, the MeT office said, adding the minimum temperatures in the region are likely to rise from Wednesday. PTI