The piercing cold wave sweeping mid and higher hills of Himachal Pradesh continued unabated as night temperatures remained two to four degrees below normal. While the state capital, Shimla, and Bhuntar recorded minimum temperatures of 3.4 deg C each, Solan was colder with a low of 3 deg C. Sundernagar and Dharamsala recorded a low of 4.7 degree, four degrees below normal. The higher reaches in tribal areas had another spell of mild snowfall, and Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti recorded a low of minus 9 deg C, two degrees below normal. Met Department has predicted heavy snowfall and rain in Kashmir Valley over the next four days. It said, another “westerly weather system” has developed over the Valley which will lead to moderate to heavy snowfall. Mercury stayed below normal levels in most parts of North India yesterday. Delhiites enjoyed a pleasant, sunny morning as temperatures remained below normal. The minimum was recorded at 10.5 degree Celsius, which was a degree below normal. Minimum temperatures continued to hover a few notches below normal in Punjab and Haryana. In Haryana, Karnal settled a low of 6.4 deg C, down five notches, while Hisar recorded a minimum of 7.5 deg C, down four degrees. Gurgaon recorded a minimum of 9.5 deg C. In Punjab, Patiala experienced the chill at 7.7 deg C, down three notches, while the low at Ludhiana was 9.5. Amritsar recorded a low of 7.5 deg C. The minimum at Chandigarh settled at 9 deg C, one below normal.