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Coldest December night in Srinagar in 28 years
Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of the season as the city shivered at minus 7.6 degree Celsius, the Met Office said on Thursday.
Cold wave intensifies in Uttarakhand
Extreme cold wave conditions continued to prevail in most parts of Uttarakhand as the temperature plummeted to sub-zero level in more than six towns in the state, an official said on Thursday.
At 3.6 deg C, Delhi records coldest December day in 4 years; mercury to dip further on weekend
People of Delhi shivered in cold wave conditions Wednesday with the minimum temperature dropping to 3.6 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest December day in the national capital since 2014, the Met department said. The Palam observatory registered a minimum temperature of 5.5 degrees Celsius, while areas under Lodhi Road and Ayanagar recorded minimum temperatures of 3.4 and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively. "The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average. The maximum temperature was recorded at 21.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal," a Met department official said. 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. The humidity oscillated between 38 and 100 per cent. The Met office has forecast clear skies along with the possibility of dense fog on ...
Temperature drops in many parts of Rajasthan
Minimum temperature dropped by 1 to 3 degree Celsius in many of parts of Rajasthan amid cold wave conditions, the Met department said Wednesday. Churu recorded a minimum of 0 degrees Celsius, followed by 2.0 degrees Celsius in Sikar, 2.2 in Mount Abu, 2.5 in Pilani, 2.8 in Alwar, 3.5 in Sri Ganganagar, 5.6 in Banasthali, 5.8 in Bhilwara, 6.0 in Eranpura road, 7.4 in Jaipur, 8.0 in Bikaner, 8.2 in Bundi, 8.3 in Kota, 8.5 each in Swai Madhopur and Barmer, 8.6 in Chittorgarh, 8.8 in Udaipur, 9.0 in Ajmer, 10.2 in Jaisalmer, 10.4 in Phalodi and 10.5 degrees Celsius in Jodhpur. Cold wave conditions prevailed in Churu, Sriganganagar, Sikar, Pilani and Alwar districts of the state, the weatherman said. The Met department has forecast dip in maximum temperature in some parts of the state in next 24 hours.
11 trains cancelled due to fog: Railways
Eleven trains were cancelled, two trains were partially cancelled and the frequency of six trains were reduced Wednesday due to foggy weather conditions, a Northern Railway spokesperson said. A total of 316 trains were affected on Christmas morning due to bad weather conditions, he said. The trains starting from Delhi, including the Lucknow-New Delhi Gomti Express, Lucknow Junction-Meerut city express and Howrah-Anand Vihar Express, were cancelled Wednesday, the spokesperson added. Delhi experienced its coldest day this season at 3.6 degrees Celsius Wednesday.
Cold wave continues in UP; Muzaffarnagar coldest at 1 deg C
Cold wave conditions continued at isolated places in western Uttar Pradesh, with Muzaffarnagar being the coldest place in the state, recording a minimum temperature of 1 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department Wednesday said shallow to moderate fog occurred at isolated places in the state and there was dense fog in some parts of western UP. Night temperatures fell appreciably below normal limits in Allahabad, Meerut, Faizabad, Lucknow, Agra and Gorakhpur divisions and below normal in Varanasi, Kanpur and Bareilly divisions, it said. Night temperatures were normal in the remaining divisions of the state, the MeT office said. The lowest minimum temperature over the state at 1 degrees Celsius was recorded at Muzaffarnagar, it said. It has forecast cold wave conditions at isolated places and shallow to moderate fog at a few places in the state.
Icicles surface in Shimla as mercury dips sharply
Enormous icicles surfaced in large parts of the Himachal Pradesh capital with the minimum temperature remaining close to sub-zero on Wednesday, the Met said indicating the onsst of a harsh winter ahead.
Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir; Leh shivers at minus 17.1C
The cold wave sweeping Kashmir intensified Wednesday as the mercury stayed several degrees below the freezing point, resulting in frozen water bodies and water supply lines in several residential areas. Leh town in Ladakh region recorded the lowest temperature this winter as mercury plummeted to minus 17.1C last night, a Met department official said. The nearby Kargil recorded a low of minus 14.4C, he said. Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir which recorded the coldest night in 11 years on Monday at minus 6.8C, experienced a similar minimum temperature last night at minus 6.7C, the official said. He said Qazigund the gateway town to the Valley in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 5.9C, while the nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus 5.4C last night. Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 6.4C. The night temperature in Pahalgam, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir, settled at minus 7.9C, the ...
Dal Lake freezes partially as mercury dips in Kashmir
Srinagar recorded the coldest night in 11 years as mercury dipped to minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, partially freezing the world famous Dal Lake and other water bodies.Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' - the 40-day harshest period of winter when the chances of snowfall are most frequent and maximum and the temperature drops considerably.'Chillai-Kalan' ends on January 31, but the cold wave continues even after that in Kashmir.The 40-day period is followed by a 20-day long 'Chillai-Khurd' (small cold) and a 10-day long 'Chillai-Bachha' (baby cold).As the areas near the lake were engulfed in snow, residents were seen battling with intense fog and chillwave.According to India Meteorological Department department (IMD), "Srinagar city registered a low of minus 6.8 degrees Celsius on Monday, which is the coldest recorded temperature in the city in almost 11 years. The city had recorded a low of minus 7.2 degrees Celsius on December 31, 2007.""This wasn't expected that ...
Cold wave intensifies in Himachal
The cold wave sweeping Himachal Pradesh has further intensified, with the minimum temperature dropping by a few notches in most parts of the state, the Meteorological (MeT) department said Wednesday. The lowest temperature in the state was recorded in tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong at minus 11.1 degrees Celsius, Director of the MeT Centre, Shimla, Manmohan Singh said. Besides Manali, Solan, Chamba, Kalpa, Seobagh, Sundernagar and Bhuntar were shivering at sub zero level during the period, he added The minimum temperature in Kalpa was recorded at minus 4 degrees Celsius, Manali at minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, Seobagh at minus 2.7, Sundernagar at minus 1.3, Bhuntar at minus 1, Solan at minus 0.7 and Chamba at minus 0.4 degree Celsius, he added. However, the minimum temperature in Shimla was 2.7 degrees Celsius and in Dalhousie it was 1.6 degrees Celsius during the period, he added.
Jammu records coldest night
As a cold wave intensified across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, Jammu city recorded the season's coldest night at 3.5 degrees Celsius, the Met said.
Delhi grapples with cold wave, air quality in 'very poor' category
As the intense cold wave and foggy weather conditions continued to engulf the national capital, the air quality too showed no signs of improvement, with the index clocking at "very poor" category.As temperatures dipped in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), the homeless people, who are the worst sufferers in the chilly weather season, continued to turn towards crowded night shelters in different parts of the city to escape the icy cold winds.However, flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport continue to remain on schedule as the visibility is normal.According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 385 till 8 am, which fall in the 'very poor' category. The AQI showed marginal improvement after being in the 'severe' category for a couple of days owing to increased wind speed.The AQI between the range of 51 to 100 is considered as satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, ...
Amritsar records 0.4 degrees as cold wave continues in Punjab, Haryana
Amritsar city recorded a low of 0.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday as cold wave conditions prevailed across the plains of Punjab and Haryana in the past 24 hours.
Delhi records coldest day of the month
As the city celebrated Christmas on Tuesday, it was the coldest day of the season with the mercury dropping to 19.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. The day's minimum temperature was recorded at 5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal, a MeT department official said, adding that it was the coldest day of the month. The minimum temperature is likely to dip to three degrees Celsius after December 28, the official said. A heavy blanket of fog engulfed the national capital in the morning on Tuesday with visibility dropping to 50 metres. Flight operations were partially suspended at the Delhi airport due to low visibility as departures were put on hold and more than 80 flights were delayed, an official said. Humidity oscillated between 100 and 52 per cent. The weatherman has predicted moderate fog on Wednesday morning with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to settle around 20 and 4 degrees Celsius respectively. On Monday, the maximum and minimum .
North India reels under cold wave on Christmas, dense fog disrupts flights at Delhi airport
There was no respite from cold wave conditions on Christmas in north India with dense fog partially stalling flight operations at Delhi airport, officials said Friday. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal, the weather office said. Flight operations were partially suspended at the Delhi airport due to low visibility conditions as departures were put on hold and more than 80 flights were delayed, an official said. The humidity level in Delhi was recorded at 100 per cent. Shallow and moderate fog in the evening is in forecast. In Himachal Pradesh, cold wave conditions continued with the mercury plunging to minus 9.4 degrees Celsius in Keylong and popular tourist destination Manali reeling at minus 3.2 degrees Celsius. Kalpa, Solan, Bhuntar, Sundernagar and Seobagh also witnessed sub-zero temperatures, Director of Shimla's Meteorological Centre Manmohan Singh said. The minimum temperature in state capital Shimla was 1.7 degrees ...
Dense fog in various parts of Rajasthan
Dense fog was witnessed in various parts of Rajasthan Tuesday amid cold wave conditions, a Meteorological (MeT) official. Traffic movement was affected in Sriganganagar, Churu, Pilani, Sikar and Jaipur where visibility was as low as 50 to 90 meters and 90 to 100 meters in Bikaner, Alwar, Bhilwara and Chittorgarh, the official said. He said cold wave conditions in Alwar, Pilani, Sikar, Churu and Sriganganagar affected normal life. Churu recorded a minimum of 1 degrees Celsius followed by 1.4 degrees Celsius in Pilani, 2 degrees Celsius in Mount Abu, 2.8 degrees Celsius in Alwar, 3.5 degrees Celsius in Sikar, 4.3 degrees Celsius in Sriganganagar, 6 in Jaisalmer, 6.2 in Swai Madhopur, as per the MeT officials. The maximum temperature was recorded between 17.5 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius at most places of the state. The MeT department has forecast cold wave conditions and warned of ground frost in Alwar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Dausa, Dholpur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Bikaner, Churu, ...
Cold wave continues in UP, Muzaffarnagar shivers at 1.6 deg C
Most parts of Uttar Pradesh was in the grip of cold wave conditions and isolated areas witnessed shallow to moderate fog, with Muzaffarnagar experiencing the lowest minimum temperature in the state at 1.6 degrees Celsius. According to the meteorological department, night temperatures remained appreciably below normal in Allahabad, Meerut, Faizabad, Lucknow and Bareilly divisions and below normal in Varanasi, Agra divisions. The weatherman has forecast, dense fog with ground frost in western Uttar Pradesh will the eastern part of the state will remain dry with moderate fog at some places for the next two days.
Himachal to miss snowfall on New Year's Eve
The sun is shining brightly in Himachal Pradesh these days and dry conditions is likely to prevail till the New Year dawns, the weather bureau said on Tuesday.
No let up in cold wave, Amritsar, Adampur reels at 0.4 deg C
Freezing cold conditions gripped parts of Punjab and Haryana as the minimum temperatures, which have been hovering below normal limits over the past two weeks, further plummeted on Tuesday. Amritsar and Adampur reeled as the mercury plunged to identical minimum temperatures of 0.4 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department (Met) official said here. It was also the season's coldest night so far in Amritsar, where the minimum dropped three notches below normal limits, he said. Among other places in Punjab, Pathankot recorded a low of 2.9 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana 2.8 degrees Celsius, Faridkot 3.8 degrees Celsius, Gurdaspur 3.5 degrees Celsius, Bathinda 4.5 degrees Celsius and Halwara registered a low of 3 degrees Celsius. Union Territory Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 5.5 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Narnaul was the coldest place with a minimum of 2.5 degrees Celsius, while piercing cold also gripped Hisar, which witnessed at a low of 2.8 degrees Celsius. Rohtak's ...
Cold, foggy morning in Delhi
It was a cold and foggy morning in the national capital on Tuesday, with visibility dropping down to 50 metres. Low visibility disrupted flight operations at the Delhi airport here and departures were put on hold for two hours in the morning, officials said. "The minimum temperature was recorded at 8.30 am at 5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal," a Meteorological Department (Met) official said. The humidity level was recorded at 100 per cent. The weatherman has predicted shallow and moderate fog towards the evening as well. "Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 21 and 4 degrees Celsius," the official added. On Monday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 22 and 3.7 degrees Celsius, respectively.
