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Cold conditions abate in most parts of HP
The cold wave conditions abated in most parts of Himachal Pradesh as mercury further rose by a few notches and Una in the Shivalik foothills recorded a high of 30.4 degrees Celsius. The day temperatures stayed five to eight degrees above normal and Sundernagar, Bhuntar and Solan recorded a high of 27.5 degrees Celsius, 25.2 degrees Celsius and 23.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Nahan 22.3 degrees Celsius, Palampur 21.8 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 20.8 degrees Celsius, Shimla 19.3 degrees, Kalpa 15.2 degrees Celsius, Manali 14.0 degrees Celsius and Keylong 4.1 degrees Celsius. The local Meteorological (MeT) office has forecast rains or snow at isolated places in the lower, mid and higher hills from February 23 to 25, and dry weather in the state in the remaining days as a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region and the adjoining plains from February 23 onwards. Another western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region from February ..
Mercury on rise in Delhi, Wednesday becomes warmest in February
With mercury reaching 31.7 degree Celsius, seven notches above the season's average, making Wednesday the warmest February day for Delhi, the IMD said temperatures would further rise over next two days.
Warm day in Delhi, max temp rises to 31.7
It was a warm day in the national capital with the maximum temperature rising to 31.7 degrees Celsius today, seven notches above the season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 12.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, a MeT department official said. The humidity oscillated between 93 and 27 per cent. The Met office has forecast clear skies for tomorrow. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 31 and 12 degrees respectively," the weatherman said. Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 29 and 10.1 degrees respectively.
Hailstorm likely to hit parts of Maha & MP on Feb 23, 24: IMD
The IMD today forecast thunderstorms accompanied by hailstorms in northern parts of Maharashtra and western region of Madhya Pradesh on February 23 and 24. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a statement also predicted similar situation over Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra, Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, western Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on February 24. "Thunderstorm accompanied by hailstorm, gusty winds and lightening are very likely over north Maharashtra region and western region of Madhya Pradesh for February 23 and 24," the Met department said. "The low pressure area in Mediterranean region, a phenomenon known as westerly disturbances is very likely to have interaction with already existing trough in the western Himalayan region during February 23 to 25," it said.
Rain, snow likely in J&K from Friday
Minimum temperatures improved appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as the Met forecast rain and snow across the state beginning Friday.
Mercury on rise in Delhi, Tuesday warmest February day
With the maximum temperature at 29 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average, making Tuesday the warmest February day for Delhi, the IMD said that both maximum and minimum temperatures are set to rise over the next two days at least.
Significant increase in day temperature in HP
Himachal Pradesh today witnessed a significant increase in day temperatures with Una in Shivalik foothills recording the maximum temperature at 28.2 degrees Celsius, five degree above normal, local MeT office said. Sundernagar and Bhuntar recorded a high of 25.7 and 25.6 degrees Celsius. Nahan, Solan, Palampur, Dharamshala, Shimla, Manali, Kalpa and Keylong recorded a high of 22.5, 23.2, 20.3, 20.0,17.7, 16.2,15.2 and 4.5 degrees Celsius respectively. Strong winds swept the mid and higher hills but weather remained dry and the local MeT office has predicted dry weather on February 22 and rain or snow across the state till rest of the days upto February 25, raising the hopes of farmers, reeling under drought like situation. The minimum temperatures also rose by few notches and Keylong was coldest in the region with a low of minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, while Kalpa and Manali recorded minimum temperatures at minus 0.4 degrees Celsius. It was followed by Bhuntar, Solan, Shimla,Palampur, ...
Cold conditions continue in Punjab
Cold conditions continued in most parts of Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh recorded a low of 8.8 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said. Among other places in Haryana, Ambala, Bhiwani and Narnaul recorded their respective lows at 9.2, 10.1 and 8 degrees Celsius respectively. Hisar and Karnal braved cold weather at 6.8 and 5.8 degrees Celsius respectively, up to four notches below normal. In Punjab, Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala recorded their minimum temperatures at 6.6, 6.8 and 8.7 degrees Celsius respectively.
Clear sky in J&K cause sub-zero temperature in valley
A clear night sky led minimum temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley to remain below the freezing point on Monday even as temperatures in the Jammu region showed further improvement.
Partly cloudy sky on Monday
It was a partly cloudy sky here in Delhi with the minimum temperature recorded at 10 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average along with very-poor air-quality across NCR on Monday.
Warm day in Delhi; max temp settles at 26.4 deg C
People in Delhi experienced a warm day today with the maximum temperature settling at 26.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 12.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, a MeT department official said. "The humidity oscillated between 95-32 per cent while the sky remained mainly clear. Shallow/moderate fog was recorded in the morning," he said. The maximum temperature is likely to hover at 26 degrees Celsius tomorrow, while the minimum may remain at around 13 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said. Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 25.1 degrees Celsius and 12.6 degrees Celsius, respectively, with mainly clear skies.
J-K, Himachal to witness heavy snowfall on Feb 24
Meteorological (MeT) Department scientist Naresh Kumar on Sunday said that heavy snowfall is expected in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh on February 24.Speaking to ANI, he further said that western disturbance will be approaching Indian region on February 20 and 23."From February 20, the western disturbance will be approaching Indian region. It'll cause isolated to scattered precipitation over the western Himalayan region. Another western disturbance will approach from February 23 that'll cause scattered to fairly widespread rainfall and snowfall," he said.He further said that the western disturbance will not cause any damage to the crops in the next seven days.
Sunny Sunday morning in J&K
It was a sunny Sunday morning in Jammu and Kashmir after four days of cloudy weather, the MET department said.
Min temperatures close to normal in Pb, Haryana
Minimum temperatures stayed close to the normal level at most places in Punjab and Haryana today. UT Chandigarh, joint capital of the two states, recorded a low of 10.9 degrees Celsius, an official of the MeT department said. In Punjab, the mercury in Amritsar settled at 8.7 degrees. Ludhiana and Patiala recorded minimum temperatures of 11.9 and 11.4 degrees Celsius. In Pathankot the minimum settled at 9.8 degrees,Gurdaspur 7.5 degrees, Adampur 8.2 degrees, Faridkot 10.6 degrees and Bathinda 9 degrees Celsius respectively. In Haryana, the minimum temperatures in Ambala was 11.5 degrees, Hisar 10.2 degrees and Bhiwani 11.2 degrees Celsius. In Karnal it settled at 10.4 degrees, Narnaul 9 degrees, Rohtak 11.7 degrees and Sirsa 9.7 degrees Celsuis respectively.
Minimum temperatures improve in J&K
The minimum temperatures throughout Jammu and Kashmir showed improvement on Saturday due to cloud cover, according to the weather office.
Mercury rises in parts of HP
The intense cold wave sweeping mid and higher hills of Himachal Pradesh abated to some extent as day temperature rose by few notches and stayed three to four degrees above normal. Mercury rose to 26.2 degrees Celsius at Una, which was hottest in the region while Bhuntar, Sundernagar Solan recorded a high of 24 degrees Celsius, 23.4 and 21.4 respectively, followed by Nahan 19.4, Dharamsala 18.4, Shimla 17.4, Manali 15.6, Kalpa 12.8 and Keylong 4.1 degrees Celsius, according to the MeT department here. The minimum temperatures also increased marginally and Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti recorded a low of minus 6.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Kalpa 1.0, Manali 1.8, Bhuntar 5.0, Solan 5.5, Sundernagar 5.9, Shimla 7.3, Palampur 7.0, Dharamsala and Nahan 7.8 and Una 8.3 degree Celsius. Rains or snowfall is likely to occur at isolated mid and higher hills on February 21 and 22 as a fresh Western Disturbance may affect Western Himalayan region from February 20 onwards, the MeT office said. The .
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Minimum temperatures hover close to normal in Pb, Hry
Minimum temperatures hovered close to normal limits at most places in Punjab and Haryana today with Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, registering a low of 10 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, the minimum temperature at Amritsar settled at 7.7 degrees Celsius, which was within the normal limit, an MeT department official said here. Ludhiana (8.9 degrees Celsius), Patiala (10.6 degrees Celsius), Pathankot (9.3 degrees Celsius), Adampur (6.6 degrees Celsius), Halwara (8 degrees Celsius), Bathinda (8.8 degrees Celsius), Faridkot (9 degrees Celsius) and Gurdaspur (8.9 degrees Celsius) also recorded minimum temperatures within normal limits. In Haryana, minimum temperatures hovered close to normal at places including in Ambala (11 degrees Celsius), Hisar (9.8 degrees Celsius), Karnal (8.4 degrees Celsius), Rohtak (10.7 degrees Celsius), Narnaul (9 degrees Celsius), Bhiwani (10.8 degrees Celsius) and Sirsa (9.6 degrees Celsius).
Mercury up in Himachal, more snow next week
The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Friday saw a rise in the temperatures due to prevailing dry weather, but the Met Office has forecast more rain and snowfall next week.
Hazy Friday morning in Delhi
It was a foggy morning here on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average, the weather office said.