Fog engulfs parts of North, North-East India; Delhi's air quality 'very poor'
India | February 03, 2021 10:19 ISTThe air quality continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Wednesday, with overall AQI (Air Quality Index) standing at 362.
The air quality continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Wednesday, with overall AQI (Air Quality Index) standing at 362.
In the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave if the minimum temperature dips to four degrees Celsius. A severe cold wave is when the minimum is 2 degrees Celsius or less.
IMD tweeted, "Dehradun, Delhi (Safdarjung & Palam), Bahraich, Lucknow, Sagar and Dibrugarh - 200 meter each. Gwalior and Jabalpur - 25 meter each. Ambala, Bhagalpur, Kailashahar and Agartala- 50 meter each."
Parts of north and central India will experience a fresh spell of chill during the next three-four days with 'cold to severe cold wave' conditions likely over the plains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.
The minimum of 7.0 degrees celsius was recorded by the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, the weather department said.
No significant change in minimum and maximum temperatures over parts of Northwest India during next two days and rise by two to three degrees Celsius in minimum temperatures, said IMD.
During the next 24 hours, "cold day to severe cold day conditions" are very likely at a few places over Punjab, and "cold day conditions" are very likely at isolated places over Haryana, Chandigarh, and northwest Rajasthan.
According to the IMD forecast, Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Vasai-Virar, parts of Madhya Pradesh, and some parts of the Western coast are going to receive rain for the next 24 hours.
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have also received a fresh spell of snowfall due to the western disturbance.
Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over south Tamil Nadu on December 1 and 4, and over south Kerala on December 2 and 4.
Mumbai on Wednesday experienced heavy overnight rains along with thunderstorms and lightning, causing water-logging in some low-lying areas. The city recorded the decade's highest 24-hour October rainfall. Also, due to intermittent spells of heavy downpour, Mumbai recorded its second-highest monthly rainfall (144.8mm) in a decade.
The Met department on Wednesday forecast thunderstorms with lightning at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam over the next five days, and in Rayalaseema region on the weekend, under the impact of a deep depression.
A partly cloudy sky and light rainfall is likely to bring slight relief from the sultry weather in Delhi on Tuesday, the meteorological department said. There has been no precipitation in the city for 13 days on the trot.
Monsoon is likely to stay longer in the national capital and start withdrawing only in the "initial days of October", an India Meteorological Department official said on Thursday.The wind system had reached Delhi on June 25, two days earlier than normal.
Heavy rain lashed several parts of Noida in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. According to reports, the eastern parts of Noida and western parts of Greater Noida received heavy rains after a cloudy morning. Meanwhile, western parts of Noida including sectors 112, 122, 16, and 18 also witnessed moderate to heavy rain.
The weather department on Wednesday forecast intense rainfall activity over several parts of north India for the next four days and issued an orange alert for Uttarakhand for August 27 and 28 and a yellow alert for the subsequent two days.
A truck swept away in a rain-fed river on the Kushalgarh-Timeda road in Rajasthan's Banswara district. Meanwhile, both the driver and his aide jumped out of the truck in time and swam toward the shore. Within seconds, the whole truck disappeared in the whirlpool of water.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange' alert for Mumbai, Thane and rest of the Konkan region of Maharashtra, forecasting heavy rainfall. While a yellow alert--heavy rain across isolated areas--has been issued for Mumbai and Thane on Sunday and orange alert continues for Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri.
Gurugram Traffic Police on Thursday issued traffic alert after the city witnessed severe water caused due to incessant rains. According to the traffic police, the waterlogging occurred in the region--Signature Tower, NH-48, South city-2 on Sohna road and Modern Bazar near Mayfield among others.
Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning. The incessant rains have caused massive waterlogging across the national capital. According to Indian Meteorological Department, thunderstorms with light to moderate rain would continue to occur over many places of entire Delhi.
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