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No let-up in cold wave in Punjab, Haryana; Narnaul coldest at 3°C
Hisar recorded low of 3.6 degrees Celsius, while Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa recorded 5.4, 3.5 and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The cold wave continued unabated in Punjab and Haryana with the mercury dropping to under 5 degrees Celsius at several places that also witnessed fog in the morning.
Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest place with a minimum of 3 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to a report of the meteorological department in Chandigarh.
Ambala experienced cold conditions and the minimum temperature in the city stood at 6.3 degrees Celsius. The mercury settled at a low of 5.7 degrees Celsius in Karnal.
Hisar recorded a minimum temperature of 3.6 degrees Celsius, while Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa recorded 5.4, 3.5 and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The meteorological department has predicted a possibility of dense to very dense fog likely in some parts over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.
The meteorological bulletin said the minimum temperatures are in the range of 3-7 degrees Celsius over most parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh and in some parts of Rajasthan and in isolated pockets of Bihar; in the range of 8-10 degrees Celsius over many parts of south Rajasthan. These are below normal by 1.0 degrees Celsius to 2.0 degrees Celsius in many parts of north and adjoining central India except over Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan where these are normal to above normal.
In Punjab too, there was no let-up in cold wave conditions. Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimum temperatures of 7.2, 4.9 and 5.4 degrees Celsius.
Gurdaspur recorded a low of 3.8 degrees Celsius, Pathankot 6.6, Bathinda 4.5, Faridkot 5 degrees and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar 5.4 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 6.8 degrees Celsius.
