Icy winds sweep Delhi, 'cold wave' predicted for 2 days: IMD
India | December 16, 2020 20:17 ISTThe national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday as cold winds continued to sweep across the city.
The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday as cold winds continued to sweep across the city.
The Chilla border, which was closed due to the demonstrations by farmers reopened for traffic movement. Undeterred by cold wave, farmers continue to protest against farm laws.
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.
Cold wave condition persisted in Delhi on February 04. The morning witnessed moderate fog.
Intense cold wave conditions continue in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday with most parts under a blanket of snow. Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district at minus 9.2 degree Celsius was the coldest in the state.
Parts of Delhi received scattered rainfall on Monday afternoon. Temperatures in Delhi have been on a rise since the past few days, which has brought a brief respite from the coldwave conditions. However, now the weather department has issued a severe weather alert for Delhi and nearby areas.
Fresh snowfall has resulted in a rise in temperature in the Kashmir Valley. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.8 degrees Celsius last night. Over 600 vehicles were stranded as fresh snowfall and landslides triggered by rains closed the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Monday, officials said.
A Delhi autowala used a bubble-wrap sheet to cover the passenger's compartment in his auto in order to protect passengers from extreme winter conditions.
Temperatures in Delhi and most parts of Uttar Pradesh have increased which has brought slight respite from the coldwave conditions. No improvement in visibility was, however, noticed which led to the delay of 21 trains in the North. The Delhi Traffic Police have issued a list of do's and don'ts to avoid accidents and vehicle pile up due to fog.
December 2019 recorded 18 consecutive 'cold days' or an 18-day 'cold spell', the maximum after 17 cold days in December 1997. The maximum temperature in Delhi took a big tumble on Monday to settle at 9.4 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest December day since 1901.
India is witnessing a chilly New Year with the hills of North India receiving a fresh spell of rain and snow. The national capital, which recorded the lowest maximum of the century on December 30, is predicted to get light to moderate rainfall because of the effect of an active western disturbance.
Among other places, Amritsar and Patiala braved chill at a low of 2.4 and 1.6 degrees Celsius respectively, up to five degrees below normal. Pathankot, Adampur, Halwara, Bathinda, Faridkot and Gurdaspur recorded their minimums at 0.8, 0.4, 0.6, 0.9, 1.2 and 3.1 degrees Celsius respectively.
Flight operations on January 1, 2020 remained normal. The minimum temperature remained around 5-degree Celsius on Wednesday morning.
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.
Dense fog across the Indo-Gangetic belt, which hinders sun rays from reaching the ground, and the continuous flow of icy northerly winds aggravated cold conditions across the plains of north India that in some places recorded temperatures lower than hill stations, meteorologists said on Monday.
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.
The minimum temperature in various parts of Delhi varied with 2.5 degrees Celsius being recorded at Ayanagar, 2.8 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road, 3.2 degrees Celsius at Palam and 3.6 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung.
Schools in Haryana will remain closed on December 30 and 31 in view of the severe cold wave that has gripped the state and other parts of the northern region for the past few days.
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.
Delhi temperature: The National Capital Region is on its way to record its second-coldest December since 1901, according to India Meteorological Department. In the hill-state of Himachal Pradesh, Kufri, Manali, Solan, Bhuntar, Sundernagar, Seobagh and Kalpa shivered at below sub-zero temperatures.
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