Cold wave sweeps north India, IMD predicts light rainfall in Delhi today
India | January 18, 2021 9:59 ISTParts of North India reel under the cold wave condition with dense fog and low visibility in the isolated pockets.
Parts of North India reel under the cold wave condition with dense fog and low visibility in the isolated pockets.
On January 16, Delhi woke up to very dense fog and visibility was extremely low on the roads. The cold waves continued to prevail in the national capital and icy winds hit normal lives. The flights from Delhi also got delayed due to extreme weather. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi reported min temperature at 6 digreeC and max temperature at 21 digreeC.
Delhi witnessed dense fog on Saturday morning that led to poor visibility in several parts of the national capital.
Delhi's minimum temperature was recorded at seven degrees Celsius on Monday and is likely to drop further as cold winds from the snow-clad western Himalayas continued to sweep the plains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.
Delhi's minimum temperature dropped to 9.6 degrees Celsius on Friday, a day after it rose to 14.4 degrees Celsius, the highest in January in four years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The IMD has issued an orange alert predicting moderate rains and thunderstorm in the national capital on Tuesday.
Dense fog over Delhi reduced visibility to just 50 metres, as the minimum temperature in the city dipped to 3.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the season's lowest so far, the India Meteorological Department said.
A cold wave swept Delhi on Wednesday as the minimum temperature dipped to 3.5 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said. It is likely to get even colder on New Year's Eve, it predicted, as dry and icy winds barrelled though the plains.
Delhiites may witness a freezing year-ender as the cold wave condition in Delhi will start from tomorrow and will continue till December 31, Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi said on Monday.
Cold and foggy weather persisted in the national capital on Friday as the minimum temperature remained below five degrees Celsius for the third consecutive day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The temperature in the national capital continued to remain below normal as cold waves persisted in the city.
The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Wednesday provided 700 water geysers to the farmers protesting against the Centre's farm laws at the national capital's borders in the biting cold.
The minimum temperature had increased slightly on Monday and Tuesday under the influence of a fresh western disturbance affecting the upper reaches of the Himalayas.
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. However, for small areas such as Delhi, a cold wave can be declared if the criteria is fulfilled even for a day.
Delhiites woke up to a chilly morning on Thursday with minimum temperature dipping to 5 degree Celsius, 3 degrees below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)’s Mausam app. The IMD has predicted a maximum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius today, four notches below normal.
Dense fog blanketed parts of Delhi on Wednesday as it recorded a minimum temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius in the morning, three notches below the normal temperature. The India Meteorological Department has predicted both "cold day" and "cold wave" in parts of Delhi on Thursday and Friday.
The minimum temperature in Delhi on Tuesday morning dipped to 4.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the national Capital so far this season.
On Monday, Delhi recorded a minimum of 6.9 degrees Celsius. This is the eight day this month that the minimum temperature remained below 10 degrees Celsius.
The national capital is all set to record the coldest November in at least 10 years, with the mean minimum temperature for the month this year hovering around 10 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department data.
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