Intense cold in northern states on Christmas, water supply lines freeze in Srinagar

It was freezing cold in most parts of rrn states on Christmas day, with Srinagar recording its coldest night of season at minus 4.3 degrees Celsius that froze water supply lines at several places and Haryana government anuncing that schools will remain closed on Thursday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) severe cold accompanied by fog is expected in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Presh and rth Rajasthan on Thursday. wear office said thundershowers are expected at some places in plains and low hills of Himachal Presh. On Wednesday, Narnaul was coldest recorded place in Haryana at 3.2 degrees Celsius. Similarly, Sikar was coldest in Rajasthan at 2.5 degrees Celsius and Keylong recorded lowest in Himachal Presh at minus 12.4 degrees Celsius.

'Chillai-Kalan' period

Also, Kashmir is currently under grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' - 40-day harshest period of winter when chances of swfall are most frequent and maximum temperature drops considerably. In Delhi, moderate to dense fog was witnessed in morning and maximum temperature settled at 12.7 degrees Celsius, nine tches below rmal. wearman said a cold wave is likely to hit city as mercury is expected to drop to 4 degrees Celsius over weekend. Since December 16, national capital has registered nine cold days, equal to that recorded in 2003. Cold conditions prevailed in Haryana and Punjab as well and is likely to continue for next two days. Hisar recorded second coldest temperature in Haryana at 4.1 degrees Celsius, after Narnaul.

Biting cold also continued in several or parts of Haryana, including Karnal (6 deg C), Rohtak (5 deg C), Bhiwani (5.7 deg C), Sirsa (6.1 deg C) and Ambala (5.5 deg C). Faridkot was coldest in Punjab at 4.6 deg C. Ludhiana at 5.5 deg C, Patiala at 5.8 deg C, Bathinda at 5.9 deg C, Halwara at 5.8 deg C, ampur at 7.2 deg C and Amritsar at 6.5 deg C too experienced a cold night. Chandigarh, common capital of two states, recorded a low of 6.9 degree Celsius. Most parts of Haryana and Punjab were engulfed by a thick blanket of fog in morning. Kashmir reeled under sub-zero temperatures with Srinagar experiencing coldest night of season so far.

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Wear conditions likely to persist until Friday

minimum temperature across Kashmir and Lakh remained several degrees below freezing point. In Srinagar, extreme cold led to freezing of water supply lines at several places. ski-resort of Gulmarg in rth Kashmir recorded a low of minus 9.0 deg C. night temperature at Pahalgam resort, which also serves as one of base camps for annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, settled at 11.4 deg C. Pahalgam, in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, was coldest recorded place in valley, wear office said. Qazigund-  gateway town to valley - in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 9.4 deg C. Kokernag town, also in south, recorded a low of minus 6.7 deg C, while Kura in rth, registered minimum of minus 5.6 deg C.

Leh in Union Territory of Lakh recorded a low of minus 17.8 degrees Celsius. 'Chillai-Kalan' period in Kashmir began on December 21 and ends on January 31, but cold wave continues even after that. 40-day period is followed by a 20-day long 'Chillai-Khurd' (small cold) and a 10-day long 'Chillai-Bachha' (baby cold).  In Rajasthan, Pilani, Churu, Jaisalmer and Ganganagar recorded minimum temperatures of 4.3 deg C, 4.5 deg C, 5.4 deg C and 5.8 deg C, respectively. night temperature in Bikaner, Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur and Dabok were 6.1 deg C, 7.1 deg C, 9.5 deg C, 10.2 deg C and 12.2 deg C, respectively. wear conditions are likely to remain same till Friday.

wear office predicted fresh swfall and rains in some parts of Himachal Presh on last day of year. On Wednesday, wear remained dry and cold with dense fog in plains and lower hills. maximum and minimum temperatures settled below rmal limits. Kalpa in Kinnaur district registered a low of minus 4.6 deg C, while Manali in Kullu and Kufri in Shimla district shivered at minus 2.6 and minus 1 deg C respectively. minimum temperatures in Dalhousie and Shimla were 2.2 and 2.3 deg C respectively.

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Light rain in UP

Among or places, Sundernagar recorded a low of 0.1 deg C, followed by Bhuntar (0.2 deg C), Solan (0.5 deg C), Chamba (1.5 deg C), Palampur (2 deg C), Dharamshala (2.3 deg C), Mandi and Hamirpur (4.1 deg C). minimum temperatures in Kangra, Bilaspur, Una and Nahan was 2.4 deg C, 5 deg C, 5.6 deg C and 8.9 deg C respectively. Very light rain/thundershowers occurred at isolated places in Uttar Presh. wearman said severe cold day temperatures were recorded at most places in western part of state and at many places in eastern region.

He said wear is most likely to remain dry, and shallow to moderate fog is very likely at many places on Thursday. IMD predicted cold day conditions at isolated pockets over Mhya Presh and Bihar during next five days. Dense fog is likely in isolated pockets over Bihar, rth Mhya Presh, Assam and Meghalaya and lower reaches of Western Himalayan region during same period, it ded. ncy's wear forecast said thunderstorm accompanied with lightning is very likely in isolated places in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nu, Puducherry and Kerala.