Weather: Snowfall in the hills brings drop in temperatures in the plains; Mercury to fall further

At the same time severe cold was there in many areas including Tabo in Lahaul-Spiti of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. There the minimum temperature was recorded minus 5.5 degrees Celsius. It was the coldest night in the area of the season.

New Delhi: After the fresh snowfall in the hill areas of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu & Kashmir, has brought the temperature down causing cold winds in the plains, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

In some of the northern states including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Rajasthan, the temperatures have dropped in the morning and evening.

The mercury will drop further in the next few days, and the impact of the cold will intensify, said Weather Office.

At the same time severe cold was there in many areas including Tabo in Lahaul-Spiti of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. There the minimum temperature was recorded minus 5.5 degrees Celsius. It was the coldest night in the area of the season.

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