Cold wave warning: Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana on yellow alert

On the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the minimum temperature—recorded at night—dropped to 6.4 degrees Celsius, 4.1 degrees below normal.

Meteorologists have cautioned that the minimum temperature may fall further. Additionally, daytime temperatures, or maximum temperatures, are also expected to decline in the coming days.

A senior official from the IMD said, “Due to snowfall in the higher reaches, the city will experience a cold wave till December 14, following the western disturbance.”

A cold wave condition is defined as a minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius, with a deviation of 4.5 to 6.4 degrees below normal.

Maximum temperature over recent days

On Monday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 21.6 degrees Celsius, compared to 28 degrees on December 3.

On December 7 and 8, the maximum temperatures were 24.6 degrees and 22 degrees, respectively.

The cold wave conditions are expected to persist following the unusually warm days earlier this December.

Night-time temperature

The night-time temperature has dropped to its lowest this season.

On December 8 and 9, the minimum temperatures were recorded at 7.7 and 8.4 degrees Celsius.

On December 7, the temperature was 6.8 degrees Celsius. Prior to this, night-time temperatures ranged between 8 degrees and 13 degrees Celsius.