Severe cold wave sweeps Haryana fog blinds region

CHANDIGARH : Severe cold wave today swept Haryana with minimum temperatures dropping sharply while dense fog in the state and neighbouring Punjab threw normal life out of gear.
Freezing cold gripped Narnaul, which was the coldest place in the two states, recording a low of 0 degrees Celsius, down three notches, the MeT said here. As the minimum temperatures in Haryana tumbled after settling above normal for five days, chill also swept Hisar, which recorded a low of 2.7 deg C, down two notches.
Bhiwani, too, experienced a cold night at 2.6 deg C, down four notches. Rohtak and Gurgaon also braved the chill recording respective minimums of 3 deg C and 5.2 deg C.
Ambala recorded a low of 6.6 deg C.
The MeT said that fog had engulfed most places in the two states early today. Fog affected movement of vehicular traffic at many places while some trains were also delayed due to bad weather conditions.
The minimum temperature at Chandigarh settled at 7.4 deg C, one above normal. In Punjab, Ludhiana and Patiala recorded respective lows of 7 deg C and 5.2 deg C. Amritsar recorded a low of 8 deg C, five notches above normal. The MeT forecast says that cold conditions are likely to continue in the two states and Chandigarh over the next two days.