North India Battles Intense Cold, Fog Little Relief For Delhi

2026-01-17 12:03:01

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) New Delhi- Intense cold persisted in northern India as several places besides Kashmir, where the night temperatures remained sub-zero, witnessed mercury plummeting to as low as 0.9 degrees Celsius with a thick blanket of fog engulfing major cities in the early hours of Friday.

Haryana and Punjab reeled under intense chill. Bhiwani in Haryana was the coldest place in the state with a low of 1.5 degrees Celsius, while Ballowal Saunkhri in Punjab's SBS Nagar district recorded a low of 0.9 degrees Celsius.

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), among other places in Haryana, Ambala recorded a low of 5.8 degrees Celsius, Karnal 6.2 degrees, Gurugram 4.9 degrees, Rohtak 5.2 degrees, while Faridabad registered a low of 4.9 degrees.

Similarly, biting cold prevailed in Punjab's Gurdaspur, Bathinda and Amritsar with minimums settling at 2.7 degrees Celsius, 3 degrees and 3.2 degrees, respectively.

Ludhiana recorded a low of 5.2 degrees Celsius, while in Patiala the mercury settled at 6 degrees.

Additionally, fog reduced visibility during the morning hours at many places in the two states, including their common capital, Chandigarh, which recorded a low of 5.3 degrees Celsius.

For Rajasthan, too, there was no relief from harsh winter weather. As many as four places - Alwar, Nagaur, Fatehpur and Karauli recorded minimums around 3 degrees Celsius. However, the minimum temperature in Jaipur settled at 9.5 degrees.

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