Large parts of north India experienced biting cold today. In Delhi, people woke to a chilly morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8 degrees Celsius. <br/><br/>A blanket of haze again enveloped Delhi today. The India Meteorological Department said pollution levels have spiked due to calm conditions, marked by low wind speed and moisture. It has forecast possibility of light rain on Tuesday and Wednesday.<br/>'<br/>In Punjab, Adampur recorded a biting 4.9 degrees Celsius minimum temperature as visibility dropped slightly at few places in the state and neighbouring Haryana due to shallow fog and mist.<br/>'<br/>In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place recording a low of 5.6 degrees Celsius, down four notches against normal limit. <br/>'<br/><br/>The Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region continued to experience sub-zero night temperatures. The Meteorological Department has forecast a further dip in the mercury owing to the dry weather over the next few days. <br/><br/>Leh continued to be the coldest recorded place in the state, with a low of minus 8.6 degrees Celsius. Kargil town also witnessed a slight increase in the night temperature as the mercury there settled at minus 7.2 degrees Celsius<br/>'<br/>Last night, Srinagar recorded the minimum temperature of minus 2.0 degrees Celsius – down 0.5 degrees from the previous night.<br/>''''''''<br/><br/><br/>