North India gripped by severe cold wave; Rajasthan’s Fatehpur coldest at 1.6°C

Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan proceed to reel nether an aggravated acold wave, with Fatehpur successful Rajasthan’s Sikar territory being the coldest spot successful the authorities connected Wednesday nighttime (December 24, 2025) astatine 1.6 degrees Celsius. This was followed by by Nagaur astatine 1.9 grade Celsius and Lunkaransar successful Bikaner astatine 3.5 degrees Celsius.

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According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Amritsar recorded a lowest of 5.7 degrees Celsius. Major cities successful Punjab, including Ludhiana and Patiala, recorded the identical lows of 6.4 degrees Celsius, portion Pathankot logged a minimum of 6.7 degrees Celsius. Bathinda besides saw a dip successful somesthesia astatine 5.6 degrees Celsius and Gurdaspur astatine 5.5 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh, superior of the 2 states, recorded a minimum of 6.9 degrees Celsius.

In neighbouring Haryana, Ambala recorded a minimum somesthesia astatine 7.9 degrees Celsius, portion Hisar logged 5.6 degrees Celsius. Likewise, Karnal registered 6.8 degrees Celsius, Narnaul 5 degrees Celsius, portion Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa registered minimum temperatures of 6.8, 6 and 6.2 degrees Celsius, respectively. Ludhiana and Patiala besides did not spot immoderate respite from the acold wave, signaling identical lows of 6.4 degrees Celsius, portion Pathankot logged a minimum of 6.7 degrees Celsius. Bathinda experienced acold upwind with 5.6 degrees Celsius and Gurdaspur recorded a debased of 5.5 degrees Celsius.

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Meanwhile successful Rajasthan, Dausa recorded a minimum of 4.4 degrees, Churu 4.9 degrees and Alwar 5 degrees Celsius. Vanasthali successful Tonk recorded a minimum of 5.2 degrees Celsius, portion Pali and Jhunjhunu stood astatine 5.7 degrees each. Pilani recorded 5.8 degrees and Ajmer 6.5 degrees Celsius. Faridkot being the coldest place, recorded a minimum of 4.3 degrees Celsius connected Thursday (December 25, 2025).

In Jaipur, chilly winds pushed the somesthesia down to 8.8 degrees Celsius, portion Jaisalmer recorded 10.9 degrees and Pratapgarh 12.4 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, beverage stalls did brisk concern portion bonfires were seen astatine respective nationalist places connected Wednesday nighttime (December 24, 2025) and Thursday greeting (December 25, 2025) arsenic residents struggled to header with the chill.

According to the IMD, minimum temperatures implicit northwest India are expected to autumn gradually by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius implicit the adjacent 2 days, with nary important alteration thereafter for the consequent 5 days. Cold question conditions are precise apt to hap successful isolated areas of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand betwixt December 25 and 27.

The IMD said minimum temperatures implicit the remaining parts of the state are apt to amusement nary important saltation during the adjacent 7 days. The upwind bureau has advised radical to instrumentality precautions against acold conditions, peculiarly during nighttime and aboriginal greeting hours.