Winter intensifies, most places in north India witness sub-zero temperatures

As mid-December approaches, winter is at its peak and most of the places in north India are witnessing sub-zero temperatures.

During past 24 hours, Keylong in Lahul-Spiti recorded minimum temperature of -4.9 degree Celsius, Kalpa was at -1.0 degrees Celsius and Dalhousie at -0.2 degree Celsius, the weather department in Shimla said on Wednesday.

The Queen of Hills and popular tourist destination Shimla recorded a temperature of 3.4 degree Celsius, the MeT department said.

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Delhi and a few areas in north India witnessed light rains on Tuesday, which led to sharp drop in temperatures.

In Punjab, Amritsar had a cold day at 15.8 degrees Celsius, down six notches against normal limit, while the low temperature settled at 10.8 degrees Celsius, up six notches.

The maximum temperature in Ludhiana was 16.4 degrees Celsius, down five notches and the minimum temperature was 12.4 degrees Celsius.

Patiala, too, had a cold day at 16.7 degrees Celsius. The minimum was recorded at 13.5 degrees Celsius.

Hisar and Karnal in Haryana recorded below normal maximum temperature at 18.4 and 18 degrees Celsius respectively while the respective minimums at these places settled at 12.9 and 12.9 degrees Celsius, which were above normal.

According to the MeT forecast, moderate to dense fog was likely to occur at isolated places during next three days in Haryana and Punjab.