By IANS
New Delhi : The northern plains saw a fall in the minimum temperatures by 4-6 degree Celsius while Jammu and Kashmir and northern regions saw widespread snowfall, met office said here Saturday.
The western Himalayan region experienced widespread snowfall under the influence of the western disturbances.
Minimum temperatures have fallen by 4-6 degree Celsius in the northern plains with the onset of northwesterly winds.
The temperatures are likely to fall further by 2-4 degree Celsius in northwest India and 3-5 degree Celsius over adjoining parts of east and central India till Monday.
Ground frost and cold wave conditions are also likely over parts of Punjab, Haryana and north Rajasthan.
The lowest minimum temperature of 1.2 degree Celsius in the plains was recorded at Amritsar in Punjab.
Following are the maximum and minimum temperatures and rainfall in major cities for the 24 hours till Saturday morning, with figures in brackets denoting deviations from the average.
City Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Rainfall
(C) (C) (mm)
Delhi 22.6 (+2) 7.5 (0) Nil
Mumbai 30.1 (-1) 16.2 (0) Nil
Chennai 29.4 (+1) 20.0 (-1) Nil
Kolkata 28.9 (+2) 19.5 (+5) Nil
Ahmedabad 27.5 (-1) 9.0 (-3) Nil
Bangalore 28.9 (+1) 13.8 (-1) Nil
Bhopal 30.2 (+4) 10.2 (0) Nil
Bhubaneswar 32.5 (+4) 15.7 (-1) Nil
Chandigarh 17.4 (-3) 6.0 (-1) 0.4
Dehradun 17.8 (-1) 8.5 (+3) 0.4
Panaji 34.1 (+3) 19.1 (0) Nil
Guwahati 26.1 (+3) 13.0 (+3) Nil
Hyderabad 31.7 (+3) 15.9 (+1) Nil
Jaipur 24.0 (+2) 5.2 (-3) Nil
Lucknow 25.2 (+3) 12.2 (+4) Nil
Nagpur 32.0 (+3) 14.6 (+2) Nil
Patna 25.1 (+2) 14.6 (+4) Nil
Pune 32.1 (+2) 11.2 (0) Nil
Srinagar 3.3 (-2) -2.4 (0) 4.6
Thiruvananthapuram 31.6 (0) 20.8 (-1) Nil