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IMD predicted cold day to severe cold day conditions in isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh during the next two days.
Dense to very dense fog is predicted in parts of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya and Tripura over the next two to three days.
The mercury is likely to drop to around four degrees Celsius after the withdrawal of western disturbance, a Skymet Weather official has said.
Several homeless people were seen taking refuge in night shelters as the national capital struggled under coldwave conditions.
Though there was a marginal rise in the minimum temperature, it was still on the lower side, as the weather remained chilly in the morning.
The cold wave conditions have been prevailing in the national capital for the last two days owing to a strong, dry northwesterly cold wind, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Delhi's minimum temperature dropped to 6.8 degrees Celsius on Friday due to cold, dry winds blowing in from snow-laden western Himalayas, the India Meteorological Department said.
Delhi had recorded a cold day on Sunday with the maximum temperature dropping to 15 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal and the lowest this month.
Delhi recorded the season’s lowest temperature at 1.1 degrees Celsius on Friday, news agency ANI reported. As per the India Meteorological Department, minimum temperature of 1.1 degrees Celsius was recorded at Safdarjung observatory.
Delhiites may witness a freezing year-ender as the cold wave condition in Delhi will start from tomorrow and will continue till December 31, Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi said on Monday.
For the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 notches less than normal for two consecutive days. However, for small areas such as Delhi, a cold wave can be declared if the criteria is fulfilled even for a day.
Delhiites woke up to a chilly morning on Thursday with minimum temperature dipping to 5 degree Celsius, 3 degrees below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Mausam app. The IMD has predicted a maximum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius today, four notches below normal.
Delhi woke up to a bone-chilling morning on Tuesday after breaking the 119-year record of the coldest December day on Monday with the day temperature "unusually" sticking to the lower side.
Delhi and adjoining areas including the hills of the North and the plains along the river Ganga continue to shiver under intense cold wave. Some scientists say this is the coldest winter in 118 years.
Delhi, which is shivering under an intense spell of cold wave for two weeks, experienced its coldest recorded December day on Monday, with the maximum temperature being at just 9.4 degrees Celsius, the IMD announced. The India Meteorological Department has records of temperatures since 1901.
Dense fog disrupted several flights and trains in Delhi as the weatherman forecast light rain or drizzle in the national capital on Saturday.
The national capital on Thursday recorded a minimum of 5.2 degrees Celsius, the season's lowest, as dense fog prevented sunlight from heating the ground, officials said.
According to SAFAR, high surface winds are forecasted to continue till Wednesday night. “The AQI is likely to stay at moderate to lower end of poor category till tomorrow."
New Delhi,Dec 30: Seven more persons fell prey to biting cold wave in UP where death toll due to the harsh weather touched 69 today, while most other parts of North India also shivered and
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