Dry weather in north as winter gradually sets in

With winter gradually advancing in north India, weather remained mostly dry and day temperatures settled around 30 degrees Celsius in most parts of the region.
According to the MeT department, the weather remained dry in vast swathes of north India including Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.
In Delhi, the weather remained mostly pleasant with a slight nip in the air during the morning.
According to the MeT department, the maximum temperature was recorded at 31.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, while the minimum settled around 15 degrees.
Humidity in the air oscillated between 35 and 85 per cent during the day.

The weather remained mostly normal in Himachal Pradesh where the higher reaches and tribal areas were under the grip of cold wave. State capital Shimla recorded a maximum temperature of 20.7 degrees Celsius. The minimum settled below 10 degrees Celsius.

In Rajasthan, temperatures remained on lower side of normal in western parts of the state. The maximum temperature in Jaipur settled at 34.5 degrees Celsius and the minimum was 17.6 degrees.
In Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, the mercury touched 29.8 degrees Celsius.
According to a MeT forecast, isolated rain may occur in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in the next few days.