Rising mercury brings respite from cold in Haryana, Punjab

A Western Disturbance which was active over the region brought temporary respite to the people of Haryana and Punjab from the biting cold wave conditions today as the minimum temperatures rose slightly.
A MeT Department official said that the Western Disturbance was active over North Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir and the minimum temperatures had risen in the plains because of the weather system.
Chandigarh today recorded a minimum temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius, up three notches than normal.
In Haryana, Ambala registered a low of 8.3 deg C, up two notches from normal while Hisar's low settled at 7.3 deg C, up by one notch.

Narnaul, where the mercury during the past few days had been hovering close to the freezing point, also recorded a jump in its minimum temperature, which settled within the normal limits at 5.5 deg C.
Amritsar in Punjab recorded a low of 3.6 deg C, which was one notch above normal.
Ludhiana's minimum temperature settled at 10.1 deg C, three degrees above normal while Patiala's low settled at 9 deg C, up by two notches.