North India likely to receive rainfall from April 5-9
India | April 05, 2021 18:25 ISTThe hilly areas of north India and the plains are likely to receive widespread rainfall from April 5-9, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
The hilly areas of north India and the plains are likely to receive widespread rainfall from April 5-9, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
February was the second warmest in the national capital since 1901. Maximum temperatures during the month were on average four degrees higher than normal, making it exceptionally warm.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), a very dense fog was reported in a few pockets over Punjab and in isolated pockets over West Rajasthan and Odisha
While the tremors felt late on Friday night was the first massive jolt in Delhi and NCR in 2021, government data shows the year 2020 was full of mild earthquakes for the National Capital Region.
The Himalayan and the Hindukush mountain ranges are prone to quakes and many a time its tremors can be felt across the Indo-Gangetic belt.
Earthquake tremors were felt in several parts of North India late night on Feb 12. Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit Tajikistan sending tremors to India's northern region. Residents rushed out of their houses as soon as they felt the quake. No injuries have been reported so far.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit Tajikistan while strong tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR, Punjab's Amritsar, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for several seconds on Friday night.
6.1 magnitude earthquake tremor has been felt in Delhi-NCR on Friday on the Richter scale at around 10.34 pm. Apart from Delhi, earthquake tremors have also been felt in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.
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.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), visibility recorded in Palam at half-past six in the morning was 300 meters.
Dense fog enveloped Aligarh city of Uttar Pradesh on January 18. It led to low visibility at various locations.
Parts of North India reel under the cold wave condition with dense fog and low visibility in the isolated pockets.
Parts of north India remained under the grip of an intense cold wave on Sunday with night temperatures dropping below the 5 degrees Celsius-mark at some places and dense fog enveloping several areas.
Parts of Delhi-NCR reeled under a severe cold wave and witnessed dense fog on Thursday morning. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature dropped to 2 degrees Celsius. Also, visibility levels dropped to 100 metres at Palam and 201 metres at Safdarjung due to dense fog.
There was no let-up in the intense cold conditions in the north and northwestern parts of the country on Wednesday as Srinagar recorded its lowest temperature in eight years, while some places reported traffic disruptions as fog reduced visibility.
Ground frost is also very likely in isolated pockets over south Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and north Rajasthan during the next two days.
The northern belt shivered on Sunday as cold wave weather conditions continued to sweep the region. Some parts of the Kashmir valley received another spell of snowfall on Sunday. Light rain was witnessed at isolated places over eastern Uttar Pradesh and in almost all divisions of Madhya Pradesh.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted an intense wet spell till Tuesday, with a fairly widespread precipitation accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning and hailstorm at isolated places.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted an intense wet spell till Tuesday, with a fairly widespread precipitation accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning and hailstorm at isolated places.
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