FATEHPUR COLDEST @5.1

Jaipur: Mercury dipped in parts of Rajasthan where the minimum temperature was 5.1 degrees Celsius in Fatehpur (Sikar), according to officials. The minimum temperature in Churu was 5.3 degrees, 6.7 degrees in Chittorgarh, 7.8 degrees in Sikar, 8.6 degrees in Nagaur and 9 degrees in Sangaria (Hanumangarh), according to the Met department here. The weather conditions would remain the same for the next 48 hours, they said. On Tuesday, Fatehpur recorded a minimum of 6 degrees Celsius, the Met said. Cold winds are blowing due to snowfall in hilly areas like Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand.