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.
Delhi had recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 11.5 degrees Celsius last year, 10.5 degrees Celsius in 2018 and 7.6 degrees Celsius in 2017 in the month of November. The all-time record for the lowest minimum temperature in November is 3.9 degrees Celsius recorded on November 28, 1938.
The national capital will get colder and breathe cleaner air in the days to come, according to a forecast by the India Meterological Department (IMD). The much-needed breather particularly post Diwali may arrive in the coming weeks.
The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning, the lowest this season so far, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The month of October was the coldest in 58 years in the national capital, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
With the mercury dropping to 13.7 degrees Celsius, the national capital on Tuesday experienced its coldest October night in 11 years. The temperature was recorded four degrees below the season's normal. The maximum temperature was tracked at 33.8 degrees Celsius.
Delhi recorded less than 21 mm rainfall in September, the lowest for the month in 16 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Delhi is likely to receive light rainfall on Wednesday, which could be the last precipitation of this monsoon season, the MeT department said. There has been no rainfall in Delhi for two weeks. The last time Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded any rainfall (1.3 mm) was on September 8.
A partly cloudy sky and light rainfall is likely to bring slight relief from the sultry weather in Delhi on Tuesday, the meteorological department said. There has been no precipitation in the city for 13 days on the trot.
Lack of rain is likely to push the mercury further up in Delhi over the next two days, the weather department said on Tuesday. There has been no rain in the city for the past five days. According to the India Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature will likely touch the 38-degrees Celsius mark over the next two days amid lack of rain.
Day temperature is expected to rise marginally in the national capital as rainfall is unlikely over the next few days, the weather department has predicted.
Some parts of Delhi drenched with rain on Friday. The heavy downpour brought respite from the sultry weather condition prevailing for a few days.
The national capital reeled under sultry weather on Thursday as rains continued to elude large parts of the city.
Delhi and its adjoining areas including, Noida and Greater Noida on Monday witnessed rainfall and thunderstorm following gusty wind lashed the region.
Heavy traffic on Barapullah flyover resulted due to waterlogging near Lodhi Road, going towards INA market.
A spell of early-morning rain brought respite from sweltering weather in the national capital and neighbouring areas on Monday. Waterlogging was also witnessed in some areas following rainfall in the national capital.
Heat wave is not expected to return to Delhi-NCR before June 8, as another western disturbance is expected to affect the weather in northwest India in the next three to four days, the meteorological department said on Saturday.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, here on Tuesday, said the air quality of the national capital could to deteriorate due to approaching dust storms from western India.
The national capital experienced a hot day on Sunday, hitting a high of 37.2 degrees Celsius, one notch above the normal for this time of the year.
A day after Delhi witnessed a warm winter Sunday, the national capital is expected to receive light rains on Monday, while the air quality plunged to the 'very poor' category as light prevailed in the morning.
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