Outlook December 20, 2019 14:54 IST Cold weather prevails in Haryana & Punjab; Hisar coldest at 4.5 deg C 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530

Chandigarh, Dec 20 (PTI) Cold weather conditions continued to persist in Haryana and Punjab on Friday as Hisar in Haryana recorded the lowest across both states at 4.5 degrees Celsius.

Hisar registered a night temperature of two degrees below normal.

Karnal, too, braved the chill at a low of 6 degrees Celsius while Narnaul registered a minimum of 5.5 degrees Celsius, a meteorological department official said here.

Ambala recorded a low of 8.6 degrees Celsius while Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa experienced a cold night recording lows of 6.8, 6.3 and 6.1 degrees Celsius, respectively.

In Punjab, Bathinda recorded a low of 6.5 degrees Celsius while Patiala, too, shivered at a low of 7.6 degrees Celsius.

Amritsar (7.4), Adampur (7.9), Halwara (7.5), Faridkot (7.8) and Gurdaspur (6.9) also experienced a cold night. However, Ludhiana registered an above normal minimum at 9.2 degrees Celsius.

The Union territory of Chandigarh, the common capital of both states, recorded a minimum of 9.9 degrees Celsius.

The MeT official said fog reduced visibility in the morning at Chandigarh, Ambala, Hisar, Karnal, Narnaul, Sirsa, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Gurdaspur. PTI SUN HDA HDA