Mercury drops in North India; fresh snowfall in Kashmir, cold weather continues in Punjab, Haryana
India | January 19, 2019 13:06 ISTThe MeT department has forecast heavy rainfall and snow in Jammu and Kashmir till Monday.
The MeT department has forecast heavy rainfall and snow in Jammu and Kashmir till Monday.
In Haryana, Narnaul was the coldest place recording a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius.
As the national capital reels under rains and gusty winds brought on by weather anomalies, North India shivers after a thick blanket of snow covered most of the upper reaches.
It was sunny on Monday but most parts of Himachal Pradesh still experienced intense cold weather and Shimla shivered at 1.8 degrees Celsius, the season's lowest.
Cold wave conditions prevailed in north Indian states on Thursday, with Delhi, which experienced the coldest day of the season so far at 4 degrees Celsius, and most parts of Punjab and Haryana recording temperatures lower than hill station Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.
According to the MeT department, the maximum temperature was recorded at 22.3 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year.
Kargil continued to be the coldest recorded place in the state while the temperature in nearby Leh settled at minus 11.9 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said.
Winter chill engulfed North India after fresh snowfall if parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
Dense fog prevailed at several places, affecting normal life. Road, rail and air traffic was affected due to the fog.
The cyclone is expected to bring strong gusts of wind, freezing rain and heavy snow. Temperatures are set to drop to freezing levels, which haven't been seen in decades.
Kargil was the coldest town in the state on Sunday as the minimum dropped to a minus 13.4 degrees Celsius which was followed by Leh where it dropped to minus 12.2 degrees Celsius.
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