Biting cold sweeps Punjab and Haryana with fog

CHANDIGARH: Cold waves swept Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh with minimum temperatures hovering several notches below normal even as fog reduced visibility this morning at some places.

Freezing cold swept Amritsar, which recorded a below normal low of 0.8 degrees Celsius. Ludhiana and Patiala, too, experienced the chill recording respective lows of 5.8 degree Celsius and 5.6 degree Celsius, the MeT office here said.

Hisar, Bhiwani and Narnaul in Haryana reeled under extreme cold recording minimum temperature of 1 degree Celsius each. Karnal had a cold night at 3.4 degree Celsius, while Ambala recorded a low of 5.8 degree Celsius.

Chandigarh, too, had a cold night at 5.6 degree Celsius. According to the MeT, fog reduced visibility this morning at places including Chandigarh, Hisar and Karnal. There would be no immediate relief from the biting cold over the next few days, the MeT said.