Ludhiana: The city beat hill stations of the neighbouring Himachal Pradesh in day temperature on Friday. Residents continued to brave spine-chilling weather during the night too as the temperature was recorded below 5 degrees Celsius.
As per the meteorological department, the maximum (day) temperature in Ludhiana was recorded at 12.3 degrees Celsius, which is five degrees below normal and 4.1 degrees less than the day before. City’s day temperature was less than most of the hill stations of Himachal Pradesh. The day temperature in Shimla was recorded at 16.1 degrees Celsius, in Manali and Dharamshala at 13.5 degrees Celsius and 13.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. In Punjab, Ludhiana’s day temperature was higher than Patiala, which shivered at 10.3 degrees Celsius.
The minimum (night) temperature in Ludhiana was recorded at 4.6 degrees Celsius, which was a degree less than normal. On Thursday, the night temperature here was 4.1 degrees Celsius, which was also a degree below normal. Foggy conditions were also witnessed on Friday morning, lowering visibility. As per the Met department, the visibility at 8.30am was recorded at below 50 metre and it didn’t improve till 11.30am.
For the residents grappling with cold wave, the Met department doesn’t have pleasant news. “Fog is expected on Saturday too, and it will lift in the evening due to western disturbances. From January 3 to 5, there are chances of light rainfall, which may improve visibility. Cold wave is expected to subside thereafter,” said Chandigarh Met department director Surender Paul.