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Cold wave continues in Delhi

Cold wave conditions prevailed in the national capital Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at five degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. The day temperature plunged to 18.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the normal, the lowest maximum temperature recorded so far this season, the MeT office said. The humidity oscillated between 100 and 55 per cent. The weatherman has forecast clear skies for Saturday along with moderate to dense fog in the morning and haze or smoke thereafter. "Cold wave will continue at isolated places. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at around 20 and 3 degrees respectively," the weatherman. On Thursday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 3.6 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest December day in the national capital since 2014. The maximum temperature was recorded at 21.3 degrees Celsius.

Season's first snowfall in Sikkim

Sikkim saw the first snowfall of the season on Friday giving the tourists to the Himalayan state reason to cheer. Snowfall in the state usually takes place in January while it does not snow in the capital city Gangtok. According to a meteorological centre here, there was snowfall in the upper reaches of the state like Lachen and Lachung in North, at Ravangla in South and in Hanuman Tonk region in East Sikkim. Tourists were seen coming out on the roads from their hotels and vehicles to enjoy the snowfall. The weather changed in the afternoon with lighting, rain and hailstrom in various parts of the state. After the rains, the minimum temperature in Gangtok dropped to 6 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.

Cold wave conditions intensify in Rajasthan

Cold wave conditions intensified in Rajasthan, with Fatehpur of Sikar district recording a minimum temperature of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature was recorded at the observatory of Agricultural Research Centre in Fatehpur. Fatehpur was followed by Churu, which recorded 0 degrees Celsius, followed by Bhilwara where the night temperature was 0.2 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Sikar and Mount Abu, the sole hill station of the desert state, was 1 degrees Celsius while the mercury settled in Vanasthali, Alwar, Chittorgarh, Dabok, Sriganganagar and Kota at 1.6, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 3.2 and 4.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. Other stations in the districts also recorded night temperature between 5.6 to 10.4 degrees Celsius till Friday morning since Thursday, according to a report by the MeT Department. It said the cold conditions would remain the same over the next few days.

Cold wave persists in HP, Manali records minus 5.4 deg C after fresh snowfall

Intense cold wave continued in Himachal Pradesh with Keylong recording a low of minus 11.4 degrees Celsius and popular tourist destination Manali reeling at minus 5.4 degrees Celsius after fresh snowfall, the local MeT centre said Friday. The lowest temperature in the state was recorded at tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong at minus 11.4 degrees Celsius between 5:30 pm Thursday to 8:30 am Friday, MeT, Shimla, Director Manmohan Singh said. The temperature was below freezing point in Kalpa (minus 6 degrees Celsius), Bhuntar (minus 1.7 degrees Celsius), Sundernagar (minus 1.5 degrees Celsius), Dalhousie (1.1 degrees Celsius), Solan (minus 1 degree Celsius) and Chamba (minus 0.7 degree Celsius), he said. Manali received 1.8 cm snowfall during this period, he added. The minimum temperature in the state capital Shimla was 0.2 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said.

Mercury drops further in Valley, Kargil coldest at minus 16.2 deg C

Cold wave conditions intensified in Jammu and Kashmir with several parts of the state shivering at sub-zero temperatures and Kargil emerging as the state's coldest place at a low of minus 16.2 degrees Celsius, MeT department said Friday. The mercury dropped further in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region, freezing the water bodies, the famous Dal Lake and water supply lines in several residential areas. Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir had experienced the coldest December night in nearly three decades with a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, which dropped further to minus 7.7 degrees Celsius Thursday, making it the coldest night of the season so far in the city and the coldest December night in 28 years since December 7, 1990 when the city had recorded a low of minus 8.8 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said. On Thursday night, Kargil was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 16.2 degrees Celsius, the ...

Cold wave grips Rajasthan

Cold wave swept large parts of Rajasthan with Churu recording a minimum temperature of zero degrees Celsius and Bhilwara 0.2 degrees Celsius, a Met report said. The minimum temperature in Sikar and Mount Abu -- the state's only hill station -- was recorded at one degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department (Met) report said. The night temperature at Vanasthali was 1.6 degrees Celsius, 2.4 degrees Celsius at Alwar, 2.6 degrees Celsius at Chittorgarh, 2.8 degrees Celsius at Dabok, 3.2 degrees Celsius at Sri Ganganagar and 4.8 degrees Celsius at Kota. The night temperatures were registered between 5.6 and 10.4 degrees Celsius at other stations in the state, it said. Cold conditions would remain the same over the next few days, the report said.

Manali, nearby hills covered in snow

Manali and its nearby hills in Himachal Pradesh received more snow on Friday and are wrapped in a white blanket to the glee of tourists, the Met Office said.

Srinagar, Jammu experience coldest night of season

Record-breaking cold continued on Friday in both Jammu and Srinagar cities as intense cold wave lashed Jammu and Kashmir, the Met Office said.

Cold morning in Delhi, minimum temps settles at 5 deg Celsius

Delhiites woke up to a cold Friday morning as the minimum temperature was recorded at five degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. Humidity was recorded at 91 per cent. The weatherman has forecast clear skies through the day with the possibility of haze or smoke, and the maximum temperature is likely to settle at 21 degrees Celsius. According to a MeT department official, the minimum temperature on Saturday might dip to three degrees Celsius. On Thursday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 3.4 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest December day in the national capital since 2014. The maximum temperature was recorded at 21.3 degrees Celsius.

Cold Friday morning in Delhi; air quality 'very poor'

It was a cold Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average, the Met Office said.

Slight rise in temperature in Odisha

In a respite from the biting cold, the weather warmed up in Odisha Thursday with slight rise in temperature, but the meteorological centre here warned of harsher days ahead. Phulbani, the district headquarters town of Kandhamal, turned out to be the coldest place in the state recording 8.2 degree Celsius, showing a rise from 6 degree Celsius measured on Wednesday, the MeT centre said. The minimum temperature in the tourist destination of Daringibadi, also in Kandhamal district, went up from Wednesday's 5.5 degree Celsius to 10 degree on Thursday. The mercury stood at 9.5 degree Celsius in Sundargarh, 9.6 degree in Angul and 10 degree Celsius in Titlagarh and Balasore, it said. The minimum temperature in state capital Bhubaneswar rose to 13.4 degree Celsius as against 12.4 degree Celsius recorded on Wednesday, while in neighbouring Cuttack it stood at 12.2 degree Celsius. Though the rise in temperature gave a major relief to the people from intense cold, the weatherman ...

Cold wave continues in Punjab, Haryana

Amritsar city recorded a low of 1 degree Celsius on Thursday as cold wave conditions prevailed across the plains of Punjab and Haryana in the past 24 hours.

Temperature dips to 1.8 degrees C in Nashik in Maharashtra

Nashik in north Maharashtra is shivering under a cold spell with the mercury plummeting to 1.8 degrees Celsius in parts of the district. Nashik city recorded the lowest temperature of this season at 5.7 degrees Celsius Thursday, local Met department officials said. An early morning temperature of 1.8 degrees Celsius was recorded at Kundewadi agricultural research centre in Niphad tehsil, officials said. Farmers in the area made bonfires in grape plantations to protect the fruit from cold. This weather will persist for another four days, Met officials said.

Maharashtra gets the winter chills

Different parts of Maharashtra experienced the winter chills with temperatures plummeting to as low as 1.8 degrees Celsius in Niphad, the IMD said here on Thursday.

Manali, Kalpa in Himachal get snowfall

Some parts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday received snowfall but it continued to elude the capital, Met said.

At 3.4 deg C Chandigarh experiences coldest night of season, fog affects life in parts of Pb, Hry

Punjab and Haryana were under the grip of a cold wave, with their common capital Chandigarh recording the season's coldest night so far at 3.4 degrees Celsius, which is two notches below the normal. Adampur in Punjab was the coldest place in the two states with a low of 0.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Amritsar, where the minimum settled at 1 degree Celsius, two notches below the normal limits, the meteorological department said. Piercing cold gripped Ludhiana too, which recorded a minimum of 2 degrees Celsius, down three notches against normal, while Patiala's low settled at 4 degrees Celsius. Pathankot (2.9 degrees Celsius), Bathinda (2.5 degrees Celsius), Halwara (degrees Celsius) Faridkot (3.8 degrees Celsius) and Gurdaspur (3.2 degrees Celsius) also braved intense chill. Hisar was the coldest place in Haryana with a minimum of 2.8 degrees Celsius, down four notches against normal limits. Ambala recorded a low of 4.2 degrees Celsius, Karnal's minimum settled at 3.2 degrees ...

Srinagar experiences coldest Dec night in 3 decades, many water bodies in Valley freeze

Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital experienced the coldest December night in nearly three decades with a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, while the mercury in most parts of Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region stayed way below the freezing point resulting in frozen water bodies and water supply lines. On December 7, 1990, Srinagar had recorded a low of minus 8.8 degrees Celsius. According to a meteorological department official, several stations in the Valley registered record night temperature. While in Srinagar the mercury settled a degree down on Wednesday night from the previous night's minus 6.7 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg and Leh were the only two stations where the minimum temperature increased on Wednesday night, the official said. Qazigund in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 6.1 degrees Celsius, down from minus 5.9 degrees Celsius the previous night. It was the coldest night of the season at the town and the coldest December night there in the last eight years. The nearby ...

No relief from cold as Delhi records minimum of 3.7 deg C

Cold wave conditions persisted in Delhi on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 3.7 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal, a day after the national capital recorded its coldest December day since 2014. The relative humidity recorded in the morning was 97 per cent. The city had registered a low of 3.6 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and in parts of Delhi the mercury had dipped to even 3.4 degrees Celsius. A MeT department official Thursday said, "The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.7 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 21 degrees Celsius." The weatherman has forecast fog on Friday morning and haze thereafter. Delhi has been reeling under intense cold wave conditions for the past few days. On December 23, the minimum temperature was recorded at 3.7 degrees Celsius. It is expected to dip to 3 degrees Celsius after December 28. On Wednesday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 21.3 ...

Fresh snowfall in Manali, Kalpa

Manali and Kalpa in Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Wednesday night, the Meteorological department said. Rain and snowfall is also predicted in isolated parts of the state between December 30 and January 3. While Kalpa received 5 cm snowfall, Manali received 3 cm snowfall, Director of MeT Centre, Shimla, Manmohan Singh said Thursday. He said several parts of Himachal Pradesh, including tourist attractions Shimla, Manali, Dalhousie, Kufri and Narkanda, may receive snowfall around the New Year. Snowfall is predicted in middle and higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh on December 30 and December 31 under the influence of a fresh western disturbance from December 29, he said. Another western disturbance may cause snowfall and light precipitation over the state from January 1 to 3 next year.

Cold Thursday morning in Delhi; air quality 'very poor'

It was a cold Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 3.7 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average, the Met Office said.