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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.
Following is the combined
Following is the combined weathersummaryof Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha, issued by NagpurRegional Meteorological Centre here today. Summary:Cold wave conditions prevailed at isolated places over Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh. Dry weather prevailed over Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. No large change in maximum and minimum temperatures over Madhya Pradesh,Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh. Maximum temperatures wereabove normal over NW-Madhya Pradesh and normal over Vidarbha, S-Madhya Pradesh E-Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarhwhileminimum temperatures were appreciably below normal over East-Vidarbha, below normal over NE and SE -Madhya Pradesh, West-Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh and normal over NW-Madhya Pradesh. Akola recorded highest maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius andMandla recorded lowest minimum temperature of 04.0 degrees Celsius. Chief amount of rainfall: Madhya Pradesh:-NIL, Chhattisgarh :-NIL. Vidarbha :-- Nil. Forecast: No significant change ..
Respite from cold wave in Srinagar as night temperature rises
Residents of Srinagar got much needed reprieve from cold wave conditions 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 degrees Celsius last night, up from minus 4.8 degrees Celsius the previous night, an official of the MeT department said here. Kargil town, in Ladakh region, saw the mercury rise by a degree, to settle at minus 15.0 degrees Celsius, the official said. He said Kargil continued to be the coldest recorded place in the state. The nearby Leh town was the second coldest as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 14.0 degrees Celsius down two degrees from previous night. The night temperature in Qazigund town in south Kashmir was minus 3.8 degrees Celsius while nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus 2.5 degrees Celsius last night, the official said. He said Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded a low of .
Sunny day in Delhi, fog early morning
The sun came out to chase the early morning fog cover prevailing in the city in the early hours even as the mercury rose a few notches to settle at 7 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature recorded yesterday was 6.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal. "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. The minimum recorded at other weather stations are -- Lodhi Road (6.7 degrees Celsius), Palam (6.7), Ayanagar (8.4) and Ridge (8.6). The weatherman has forecast mainly clear skies tomorrow with dense fog in the morning. "The maximum and minimum temperatures tomorrow would be around 24 and 10 degrees Celsius, respectively," the official said.
Cloud cover improves J&K temperatures, rain, snow likely
Minimum temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir rose on Monday due to cloud cover as the weather office forecast light rain or snow by Tuesday.
Foggy Monday morning in Delhi, 10 trains cancelled
It was a cold, foggy Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 7 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average, the Met Office said.
Cold wave continues in Delhi, 35 trains delayed
As the intense cold wave and dense fog continued to engulf the national capital and its neighbouring regions on Monday, the train services were hampered.As many as 35 trains have been delayed, five rescheduled and ten cancelled.Several parts of North India, including Delhi and the adjoining National Capital Region, have been witnessing a dense fog and a fall in the temperatures.Meanwhile, the Air Quality Index readings from the city's Lodhi Road area showed PM 2.5 was 211 and PM 10 as 213.