A vegetable vendor with his cart and a man pass through thick fog on the outskirts of Amritsar
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The winter chill intensified at many places in Punjab and Haryana on Friday (December 19, 2025) as a thick blanket of fog enveloped several areas in both states.
Hoshiarpur in Punjab emerged as the coldest place in the region, recording a minimum temperature of 4.8 degrees Celsius, according to the local meteorological department.
Fog reduced visibility at several places in both Punjab and Haryana on Friday (December 19, 2025) morning, officials said.
Pathankot notched a low of 8.7 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature in Bathinda dropped to 5.2 degrees Celsius. Faridkot and Gurdaspur recorded lows of 5.8 and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Among the other places in Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low of 9.3 degrees Celsius, 5 degrees above normal, while Ludhiana and Patiala registered a minimum of 10.6 and 9.6 degrees Celsius, respectively, the MeT department said.
Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, recorded a minimum of 7.9 degrees Celsius.
In Haryana, the minimum temperature in Ambala was recorded at 10.4 degrees Celsius, 3 notches above normal, while Hisar registered a low of 9.5 degrees Celsius.
Karnal logged a low of 10.2 degrees Celsius, Narnaul 5.1 degrees Celsius, while Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa registered minimum temperatures of 9.2, 6 and 7.6 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Published – December 19, 2025 12:56 pm IST
