Cold winds sweep Delhi, temperature dips to 4.1 degree
News | December 16, 2020 9:20 ISTThe minimum temperature in Delhi on Tuesday morning dipped to 4.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the national Capital so far this season.
The minimum temperature in Delhi on Tuesday morning dipped to 4.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the national Capital so far this season.
A cold wave gripped Delhi on Tuesday as icy winds blowing from the snow-covered western Himalayas brought the minimum temperature down to 4.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the city this season so far, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Delhi's air quality, which was “very poor” on Sunday, improved significantly to the “moderate” category on Monday morning.
On Friday, the minimum and maximum temperatures in Delhi settled at 11.3 degrees Celsius and 25.8 degree Celsius, respectively. Westerly-northwesterly winds blow from snow-laden western Himalayas towards the plains.
An AQI between 0-50 is marked good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201- 300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor and 401-500 is considered severe.
Delhi's minimum temperature dropped to 9.5 degrees Celsius and a blanket of fog covered the national capital, affecting visibility on Tuesday morning. According to the IMD, “very dense” fog is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres, 51 and 200 is “dense”, 201 and 500 “moderate”, and 501 and 1,000 “shallow”.
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.
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.
The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the lowest in October in 26 years, according to the India Meteorological Department. The normal minimum temperature for this time of the year is 15 to 16 degrees Celsius, it said.
The minimum temperature in the national capital dropped on Thursday and is expected to dip further over the weekend due to icy winds coming in from the hills, weather experts said.
Amid bone-chilling winter in North India, Delhi NCR recorded a minimum of 8 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning and a sunny day is predicted ahead, the weather department said.
The India Meteorological Department has issued code red warning for the cold wave conditions for Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and amber-colour warning for Madhya Pradesh for Sunday. The cold wave was not expected to relent until the New Year.
Not just Delhi, but neighbouring Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurugram were also under the grip of severe cold wave. The weather office said cold severe cold day conditions will continue in the city till December 28, along with dense to very dense fog in night and morning hours.
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.
Delhi shivered on Tuesday as the maximum temperature settled 10 notches below the season's average at 12.2 degrees Celsius-- the second lowest maximum temperature in 27 years, the Met office said. In 1997, the maximum temperature was recorded at 11.3 degrees Celsius.
Severe cold conditions gripped Delhi on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature settling at 10.4 degrees Celsius. A MeT department official said 'severe cold day conditions' prevailed in many parts of the city.
Delhi witnessed light rain in certain areas on Friday with the Safdurjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, recording 0.5 mm rainfall and the weather station at Palam 0.6 mm.
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According to the Met office, cold wave conditions are likely at isolated pockets of the city.
In Kashmir, the 40-day harshest winter period, known in the local parlance as 'Chillai-Kalan', has set in.
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