Delhi: Minimum temperature settles at 24.5 degrees Celsius; IMD predicts cloudy sky today
India | June 19, 2022 12:56 ISTThe IMD has predicted generally cloudy skies for the day with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.
The IMD has predicted generally cloudy skies for the day with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers.
The weather department has predicted clear sky for the day in the national capital.
The probability forecast for the minimum temperatures indicates that during February, below normal minimum temperatures are most likely over most parts of the country except eastern parts of northeast India, south peninsular India, and southeastern parts of central India, where normal to above normal minimum temperatures are likely.
There was an improvement in the minimum temperatures on Tuesday night at most of the places in the Kashmir Valley on the 2nd day of Chilla-i-Kalan, the officials said.
The mercury in the world-famous resort of Gulmarg settled at minus 8.6 today.
Delhi will have mainly clear skies during the day with the maximum temperature hovering around 28 degrees Celsius, they said.
An IMD forecast said the minimum temperature is likely to dip to 13 degrees Celsius by November 1.
According to IMD, Delhi is expected to receive light rains or drizzle by Monday evening.
Delhi on Friday recorded a minimum temperature of 26.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The national capital on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 22.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.
Delhiites woke up to a clear sky on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 19 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s normal, the India Meteorological Department said.
Srinagar registered its lowest minimum temperature in 30 years at minus 8.8 degrees Celsius on Saturday night, breaking a decades-old record.
Earlier, this winter season’s lowest minimum temperature in the city was 15 degrees Celsius that was recorded last month, he said.
Most parts of Haryana and Punjab recorded above-normal minimum temperatures on Monday, an official of the Meteorological Department in Chandigarh said.
Water taps in Srinagar city and other towns of the Kashmir Division were frozen on Saturday morning and locals were seen lighting small fires around to de-freeze them.
Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 8.5 degrees Celsius, a day after the city witnessed its coldest November morning in 14 years. According to the data shared by India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature was four notches below the normal.
Meanwhile, temperatures across West Bengal is likely to fall by 2-4 degrees Celsius Friday onwards. Darjeeling was coldest in the state on Wednesday with night temperature dropping to 1.6 degrees Celsius, while another Himalayan town Kalimpong was a tad warmer at 6 degrees Celsius.
Meteorological department has forecast dense fog in Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa, Dholpur, Jhunjhunu, Karauli, Sikar, Bikaner, Churu, Hanumangarh, Nagaur and Sriganganagar districts for Monday.
The high altitudes of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh including Gulmarg experienced fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by light to moderate rains between November 21 and 23.
Earlier on Sunday, Director at private weather forecasting agency Skymet, Mahesh Palawat, had said the national capital will face an extended winter season till March 6 due to the cold winds.
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