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Clouds, rain improve J&K temperatures
Respite from cold wave conditions continued across Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as overnight rains helped to raise the minimum temperatures further.
Chillai-Kalan ends in Kashmir, no respite from cold in
In a respite for people in Kashmir, temperatures across the region increased by a few notches today while severe cold conditions prevailed in Himachal Pradesh. The Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SESA) also issued an avalanche warning in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours, following an 6.2 magnitude earthquake on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region that jolted parts of north India. The national capital witnessed shallow fog in the morning with the minimum temperature settling at 9.9 degrees Celsius. In Srinagar, the MeT department said that no major snowfall was reported in Kashmir and that the night temperature rose across the Valley. During Chillai-Kalan, the possibility of snowfall is maximum. But this year, the period was the driest in four decades. The department said that all weather stations in the valley - except Pahalgam and Gulmarg - recorded minimum temperatures above the freezing point. Srinagar -- Jammu and Kashmir's ...
Drop in day temperatures in Himachal Pradesh
Strong velocity icy winds lashed most parts of Himachal Pradesh causing marginal fall in the day temperatures, while weather remained dry in the state. The high altitude tribal areas and other higher hills experienced severe cold wave conditions, with the night temperatures staying between minus 11 to minus 17 degrees Celsius, while Keylong and Kalpa recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius and 0 degrees Celsius. Bhuntar and Sundernagar reeled under piercing cold wave conditions with minimum temperatures at 3.4 degrees Celsius and 4.1 degrees Celsius, followed by Palampur and Solan 6.6 degrees Celsius, Shimla 7.6 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 7.7 degrees Celsius, Manali 7.8 degrees Celsius and Nahan 11.2 degrees Celsius. Keylong recorded the maximum temperature at 6 degrees Celsius, while Shimla and Kalpa recorded a high of 13.6 degrees Celsius and 14 degrees Celsius, followed by Dharamsala 16.6 degrees Celsius, Palampur 17.4 degrees Celsius, Solan 20 degrees Celsius, .
Chilly weather condition prevails in Sikkim
Chilly weather condition prevailed in Sikkim today with Gantok being the coldest place in the state. The higher altitude areas continued to receive snowfall even as a thick fog enveloped Gangtok and other towns during the day with the sun hiding behind cloud. Gangtok was the coldest place in the state with a minimum temperature of 5.7 degree Celsius followed by Gyalshing in West district at 7.1, Mangan in North district at 7.5 and Namchi in South district recording a minimum of 8.2 degree Celsius. The Meteorological Centre has in a bulletin forecast light rain/thundershower/snow (in higher altitude areas) over next two days.
Weather remains dry in UP; dense fog occurs at isolated places
The weather was dry over Uttar Pradesh, with very dense fog occurring at isolated places over the eastern parts of the state. According to the meteorological (MeT) department, the day temperatures rose in Bareilly, Moradabad, Meerut, Faizabad, Lucknow, and Agra yesterday. The night temperatures were above normal in Varanasi, Allahabad, Bareilly and Jhansi, and below normal in Gorakhpur and Moradabad. The lowest minimum temperature in the state was recorded in Bahraich at 6.4 degrees Celsius. The MeT has forecast that cold day conditions are likely to occur at isolated places in eastern Uttar Pradesh on February 1. The weather is likely to remain dry over the state on February 2 and 3.
Chillai-Kalan ends in Kashmir; temp appreciates in some areas
The Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day period of harsh winter, today ended without a major snowfall in Kashmir as the night temperature rose across the valley. During Chillai-Kalan, the possibility of snowfall is maximum. While there was downpour when the period began and ended this season, it was one of the driest in four decades. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital, recorded a minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius, an official of the Met department said here. He said all weather stations in the valley - except Pahalgam and Gulmarg - recorded minimum temperatures above the freezing point. Gulmarg, a popular ski-resort, recorded a low of -3.6C, while Pahalgam - a health resort which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra - recorded a low of -2.5C last night, the official said. Kargil town of Ladakh region continued to freeze at - 15.0C for the third consecutive night, while the nearby Leh town recorded a low of -7.1C.
Minimum temperatures rise further in J&K
Nightlong cloud cover on Wednesday further improved the minimum temperatures bringing relief from intense cold wave conditions in Jammu and Kashmir.
Misty Wednesday morning in Delhi, 22 trains cancelled
It was a misty Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.9 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, the Met Office said.
Sabour records lowest minimum temperature at 6 deg Celsius
Sabour in Bhagalpur district in Bihar today recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 6 degrees Celsius, the MeT office said today. Cold day condition is declared when the minimum temperature touches 10 degrees Celsius or lower and the maximum temperature is 4.5 to 6.4 degrees Celsius below its normal, a met official said. Severe cold day condition is declared when the minimum temperature touches 10 degrees Celsius or lower and the maximum temperature is 6.5 degrees Celsius below the normal maximum, he said. As per the MeT bulletin, among the major cities Gaya and Purnea recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 6.5 degrees Celsius each while Patna recorded 8.1 degrees Celsius and Bhagalpur 9 degrees Celsius. Gaya also recorded the state's highest maximum temperature at 27.0 degrees Celsius, the bulletin said. The state capital, which witnessed bright sunshine since morning today, recorded the maximum temperature of 24 degrees Celsius while Bhagalpur and Purnea ...
iCold wave returns to Odisha, Phulbani records 4 deg C
Phulbani in Kandhamal district today recorded a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the state today, as the cold wave returned to Odisha, the Met department said. The cold wave condition is likely to continue till February 3, IMD predicted. Apart from Phulbani, nine other places across the state also recorded minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius, it said, adding, that the places were Daringbadi, Sundergarh, Hirakud, Jharsuguda, Koraput, Angul, Keonjhar, Bolangir and Bhawanipatna. While the minimum temperature in Bhubaneswar was 11.9 degrees Celsius, Cuttack recorded a minimum of 12.4 degrees Celsius, the release said. The cold wave in interior parts of the state, mostly in tribal dominated districts, has severely hit normal life, it said. While shallow to moderate fog has occurred at one or two places over North Coastal Odisha, moderate cold wave condition prevailed over some interior parts of the state, the IMD said. The weather has been dry .
Marginal relief from biting cold wave conditions in HP
The residents of Himachal Pradesh had a marginal relief from biting cold wave conditions as the day temperatures rose by a few notches, but high altitude tribal areas continued to reel under arctic conditions. The minimum temperatures stayed between minus 12 and minus 18 degrees Celsius in the high altitude tribal areas and mountain passes, while Keylong, Kalpa and Manali recorded a low of minus 6.6 degrees Celsius, minus 2.4 degrees Celsius and minus 1.2 degrees Celsius. Bhuntar, Solan and Sundernagar shivered at2.4 degrees Celsius, 2.5 degrees Celsius and3.1 degrees Celsius, followed by Una 5.6 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 6.8 degrees Celsius, Palampur 7.5 degrees Celsius, Shimla 7.7 degrees Celsius and Nahan 8 degrees Celsius. The day temperatures roseby a few notches and Una, Sundernagar and Solan recorded a high of 26 degrees Celsius,25 degrees Celsius and23 degrees Celsius, followed by Bhuntar 22 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 19.3 degrees Celsius, Shimla 17.3 degrees
Fog, cold weather prevails across UP; Lakhimpur Kheri coldest
Dense to very dense fog coupled with cold weather conditions prevailed across Uttar Pradesh, with Lakhimpur Kheri recording the lowest temperature at 3 degrees Celsius. Eastern parts of the state bore the brunt of dense to very dense fog, while weather was more or less dry over other parts of the state, the Met office said today. The day temperature was below normal in Faizabad, Lucknow and Bareilly divisions. The night temperature was below normal in Faizabad, Gorakhpur, Allhabad, Kanpur, Lucknow and Moradabad divisions. Weather is most likely to remain dry in the next two days and shallow to moderate fog is very likely at isolated places over the state during the period, the weather office forecast.
Moderate to heavy snowfall in Kashmir
The seven-week dry spell ended in Kashmir today with higher reaches of the Valley getting fresh snowfall while rains lashed the plains even as the minimum temperatures rose across the region to breach the freezing point for first time this year. Moderate to heavy snowfall is going on in higher reaches in north Kashmir, that led to closure of roads leading to Macchil, Keran and Karnah, a police official said. He said Gulmarg skiing resort also received fresh snowfall and three inches of fresh snow had accumulated there till 10.00 AM. The plains across the valley received light rainfall since early morning, the official said. The downpour has ended seven weeks of dry weather in Kashmir, which had resulted in problems for elderly and children, while the minimum temperature also appreciated by several degrees at most places. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius, up from minus 1.6 degrees Celsius the previous night, an official of the MET department .
Partly cloudy Tuesday in Delhi, 18 trains cancelled
It was a partly cloudy Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.8 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, the Met Office said.
Light rain breaks cold wave in J&K
As light rain lashed the plains in the Kashmir Valley, minimum temperature here on Tuesday rose above the freezing point after nearly two months.
Cold wave sweeps northern plains; some relief in Kashmir
The bone-chilling cold wave continued in Himachal Pradesh and other parts of north India, even as the Kashmir Valley heaved a sigh of relief today. Poor visibility due to early morning fog in the national capital, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana troubled commuters. The sun came out to chase the fog cover prevailing in Delhi even as the mercury rose by a few notches to settle at 7 degrees Celsius. "It was dense fog in the morning, with Palam observatory registering visibility at 300 m. There was no rainfall recorded overnight," a MeT Department official said. At 6 am, as many as 10 north-bound trains stood cancelled, 35 were running late while five were rescheduled, a senior railway ministry official said. Residents of Srinagar got much-needed reprieve from the cold wave as the night temperature rose by three degrees but the minimum temperature stayed below the freezing point across the valley and Ladakh region. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.6 ...
Intense cold wave conditions continue unabated in Himachal
The intense cold wave sweeping most parts of Himachal continued unabated even as day temperature rose marginally. The minimum temperatures rose marginally at some places but high altitude tribal areas reeled under biting cold wave conditions with the mercury staying between minus 13 and minus 20 degrees Celsius, and Keylong and Kalpa in tribal Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts and key tourist resort of Manali recorded a low of minus 8.9 degrees Celsius, minus 3.0 degrees Celsius and minus 1.2 degrees Celsius, respectively. Bhuntar, Sundernagar and Manali shivered at 0.4 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees Celsius and 1.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Una at 3.8 degrees Celsius, Palampur at 5.5 degrees Celsius and Nahan at 5.8 degrees Celsius. Shimla was the warmest during the night with a high of 6.8 degrees Celsius, while Dharamsala recorded a maximum temperature of 6.2 degrees Celsius. The local MeT office has predicted rains or snow at isolated places in mid and lower ...
Cold wave returns in Odisha, Phulbani coldest place at 3.5 DC
The cold wave returned to Odisha with Phulbani in Kandhamal district being the coldest place in the state as the mercury dipped to 3.5 degree Celsius. Eight other towns in Odisha also recorded minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius. Phulbani was followed by Daringbadi (4) in Kandhamal district, Sundergarh (7), Hirakud (7.9), Jharsuguda (8.4), Bolangir (8.7) and Angul (9). Though the mercury rose in the past few days, people again experienced intense cold especially in interior parts of the state. The temperature has dropped by 2 to 4 degree Celsius in several places. The minimum temperature in Bhubaneswar was 13.7 degree Celsius and Cuttack recorded 13.6 degree Celsius. The cold wave condition is likely to continue till February 2, IMD predicted. Shallow to moderate fog has occurred at one or two places over Odisha, the IMD said adding that the cold wave condition prevailed over some parts of interior Odisha.
Icy cold weather persists in Sikkim
Icy cold weather persisted today in Sikkim with rainfall and snowfall occurring in isolated areas of the state. Moderate rainfall in isolated places and snowfall in higher altitude areas occurred in the past 24 hours, the Meteorological Centre said in a bulletin today. The state capital, Gangtok, remained the coldest place in Sikkim with minimum temperature of 4.1 degree Celsius, one degree Celsius below normal, while maximum temperature stood at 7 degree Celsius, six less than normal. Gyalshing (West District) registered minimum temperature at 4.3, while maximum temperature stood at 9 degree Celsius while at Mangan (North District) the maximum and maximum temperature were 15.2 and 7.4 degree Celsius, The weather office has forecast snowfall in higher altitude areas tomorrow as well.
Cold prevails in Uttar Pradesh;Fursatganj coldest at 2.9 deg C
Cold weather conditions prevailed across Uttar Pradesh today with Fursatganj recording the lowest temperature at 2.9 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. Dense to very dense fog occurred at few places over eastern Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places over the western parts of the state. The night temperature was below normal in the Faizabad, Lucknow, Moradabad, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Allahabad, Bareilly and Agra divisions. The weather office has forecast shallow to moderate fog in certain parts of the state during the next two days and cold to severe cold conditions at isolated places.