There was no let-up in cold weather conditions in Punjab and Haryana on Friday with Bathinda being the coldest place at 3.8 degrees Celsius.

In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a minimum temperature at 4.8 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana 6.8 degrees Celsius and Patiala 6.4 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures in Pathankot, Adampur, Halwara and Gurdaspur were 7.8 degrees Celsius, 6.2 degrees Celsius, 5.7 degrees Celsius and 11.8 degrees Celsius respectively. Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, recorded a low of 7.2 degrees Celsius.

In neighboring Haryana, Ambala, Hisar and Karnal experienced cold weather conditions at 4.8 degrees Celsius, 5.5 degrees Celsius and 6.4 degrees Celsius respectively.

The mercury settled at 6.3 degrees Celsius, 7.8 degrees Celsius, 7.6 degrees Celsius and 6.7 degrees Celsius in Narnaul, Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa respectively.

A Met official said that a thick blanket of fog enveloped several places in the two states in the morning, reducing visibility and causing inconvenience to commuters.  

Severe cold wave will prevail in the two states during the next 24 hours, the Met official said.

Meanwhile, in hill state Himachal, Keylong continued to shiver at sub-zero temperatures in Himachal Pradesh.

Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 5.9 degrees Celsius. Kalpa recorded a low of 2.2 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures in Manali, Solan and Kufri were recorded at 5.2, 3.8 and 9.9 degrees Celsius respectively.

The state's capital -Shimla registered a low of 9.1 degrees Celsius.

The Met Centre, Shimla has forecast dry weather in the state till January 21.