<p>Cold conditions also intensified in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh with minimum temperatures at some places falling by up to three notches below normal.<br />Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius against minus 2.2 deg C yesterday.<br /><br />The famous hill resort of Pahalgam, in south Kashmir, was the coldest place in the valley with a low of minus 6.2 deg C followed by Kupwara in north Kashmir at minus 5 deg C.<br />The temperature of Qazigund and Kokernag in south Kashmir settled at minus 3.2 deg C and minus 1.9 deg C today.<br /><br />Kargil and Leh in Ladakh region reeled under cold conditions with a minimum of minus 17.2 deg C and minus 16.2 deg C.<br />However, mercury rose in Jammu region and settled at a low of 7.6 deg C against 5.8 deg C yesterday.<br /><br />The minimum temperatures hovered between one and three degrees Celsius below normal in most parts of Punjab and Haryana.<br />Karnal was the coldest place in Haryana with a low of 5.8 deg C, which was three notches below normal. Amritsar in Punjab had a low of six deg C, one notch below normal.<br />The Met office has forecast rainfall at isolated places in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, while mainly dry weather would prevail in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.</p>
<p>Cold conditions also intensified in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh with minimum temperatures at some places falling by up to three notches below normal.<br />Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius against minus 2.2 deg C yesterday.<br /><br />The famous hill resort of Pahalgam, in south Kashmir, was the coldest place in the valley with a low of minus 6.2 deg C followed by Kupwara in north Kashmir at minus 5 deg C.<br />The temperature of Qazigund and Kokernag in south Kashmir settled at minus 3.2 deg C and minus 1.9 deg C today.<br /><br />Kargil and Leh in Ladakh region reeled under cold conditions with a minimum of minus 17.2 deg C and minus 16.2 deg C.<br />However, mercury rose in Jammu region and settled at a low of 7.6 deg C against 5.8 deg C yesterday.<br /><br />The minimum temperatures hovered between one and three degrees Celsius below normal in most parts of Punjab and Haryana.<br />Karnal was the coldest place in Haryana with a low of 5.8 deg C, which was three notches below normal. Amritsar in Punjab had a low of six deg C, one notch below normal.<br />The Met office has forecast rainfall at isolated places in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, while mainly dry weather would prevail in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.</p>