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Kashmir reels under biting cold conditions
Cold wave conditions persisted in most parts of the Kashmir valley as the mercury continued its downward spiral, even as there was marginal respite in the Ladakh region. The minimum temperature across Kashmir valley dropped last night, except in Gulmarg, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius last night - over a degree down from minus 3.1 degrees Celsius the previous night, he said. The night temperature in Qazigund, in south Kashmir, settled at a low of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius a degree down from the previous day. The neighbouring Kokernag town registered a low of minus 2.2 degrees Celsius last night, compared to the previous night's minus 1.8 degree Celsius, the official said. He said Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius down by a degree from the previous day. The night temperature in Pahalgam - the famous ...
Valley, Ladakh shiver as Jammu warms up
Minimum temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region remained below freezing point on Saturday even as the days started getting comparatively warmer in the Jammu region.
Chilly conditions to prevail in Bihar in the next 48 hours
People of Bihar may not get respite from chilly conditions at some places in the state in the next 48 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today. According to a warning issued by the IMD, a few places in the state may witness cold day to severe cold day conditions also. "Coldwaveconditionsverylikelyatisolatedplaces in OdishaandBihar on January 20 and 21. Cold day to severe colddayconditionsatafewplaceslikelyoverBihar on January 22 and 23," the IMD in its warning said. The Patna Metereological Centre, however, forecast dense fog or very dense fog in the morning with cold day conditions in Purnea and Bhagalpur. While Patna may witness dense fog in the morning followed by mainly clear sky later, Gaya may witness fog or mist in the morning and mainly clear sky later, it said. As per Met bulletin, Bhagalpur recorded state's lowest minimum temperature at 5.3 degrees Celsius and the lowest temperature in Patna was 7.1 degrees Celsius, the Met bulletin ...
Phulbani remains coldest place in Odisha
Phulbani in Odisha's Kandahmal district continued to remain as the coldest place in the state with the mercury level remaining at 3 degrees Celsius for the last two days. While the minimum temperature in Phulbani was 3 degrees Celcius, the minimum temperature at Daringbadi, of the same district, was 6.5 degrees Celcius. Apart from Phulbani, intense cold wave conditions prevailed in Belghar, Kotgarh and G Udaygiri areas of the district. Severe frosting were reported from these areas also. The Met office said at least 11 places in the state recorded minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature dipped to 11.5 degrees Celsius in Bhubaneswar against yesterday's 12.4 degrees Celsius. In Cuttack the temperature was 10.6 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the IMD in a release said that moderate cold wave conditions likely to prevail over some places of Odisha during next 48 hours. It said shallow fog has been observed at isolated places over south interior ...
Kargil goes numb at -20; fog, chill return to plains
Normal life in the Kashmir Valley was paralysed by the biting cold, while fog and chill returned to the plains today. Life crawled in Kargil at frigid -20 degrees Celsius even as the cold wave tightened grip on the valley and Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir. The nearby Leh town quivered at -13.8 degrees Celsius. Srinagar recorded a minimum of -3.1 degrees Celsius. Qazigund groaned at -3. Kokernag town registered a low of -1.8 degrees Celsius, Kupwara -3, Pahalgam -1.5 and Gulmarg -8.6. Kashmir is currently under the grip of Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day period of harshest winter. However, about a month into the period, the weather has largely remained dry, especially in the plains. Foggy weather troubled commuters in Delhi, which had a low of 7.4 degrees Celsius. Visibility was recorded at 200 metres and humidity was recorded at 100 per cent, a MeT department official said. Cold conditions prevailed in many parts of Uttar Pradesh where dense to very dense fog occurred at many .
Amritsar, Adampur reel under biting cold
After temporary respite, cold weather conditions were back at many places in Punjab today. Fog reduced visibility at a few places in the morning including Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak and Bhiwani in Haryana and Amritsar in Punjab, a MeT department official said today. Amritsar (3.4 degrees Celsius), Adampur (3.5 degrees Celsius), Bathinda (4.5 degrees Celsius), Pathankot (5.2 degrees Celsius), Gurdaspur (5.4 degrees Celsius), Halwara (6 degrees Celsius) and Faridkot (6.4 degrees Celsius) in Punjab were among the places which reeled under cold weather conditions recording below the normal minimum temperature. Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 6.9 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Karnal experienced a cold night at 6 degrees Celsius. Also, where Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 6.9 degrees Celsius, Karnal, in Haryana, experienced a cold night at 6 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures hovered close to normal limits at Hisar (7.1 degrees Celsius), Rohtak (7.7 .
Cold wave conditions persist in UP
Cold wave conditions persisted in many parts of Uttar Pradesh where dense to very dense fog occurred at several places, the weather office said today. Lakhimpur Kheri recorded the lowest temperature at four degrees Celsius. Night and day temperature rose in Faizabad, Lucknow, Bareilly, Moradabad, Agra and Meerut divisions, giving some respite from chilly weather conditions. Dense to very dense fog is likely in some parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh tomorrow, the Met office predicted.
Kargil coldest in J-K at minus 20 deg C
Kargil was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir with the mercury there settling at minus 20 degrees Celsius as the cold wave tightened its grip in the valley and Ladakh region. An official of the Meteorological Department here said that Kargil, in the frontier Ladakh region, was the coldest recorded place in the state. The night temperature in Kargil settled at a low of minus 20 degrees Celsius last night marginally down from minus 19.3 degrees Celsius the previous night, he said. The nearby Leh town was the second coldest as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 13.8 degrees Celsius nearly seven degrees down from minus 6.9 degrees Celsius the previous night. The official said Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.1 degrees Celsius last night over a degree down from minus 2 degrees Celsius. He said the night temperature in in south Kashmir's Qazigund settled at a low of minus 3 degrees Celsius, a decrease ..
North India reels under intense cold
Intense cold prevailed in northern parts of the country with high-altitude areas in Jammu and Kashmir receiving a fresh bout of snow and those in Himachal Pradesh reeling under arctic conditions. The minimum temperature in the national capital settled at 5.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average, with fog reducing visibility in several parts of the city in the early hours. Though there was a marginal increase in temperatures in Kashmir and the Ladakh divisions due to an overcast sky, the mercury stayed below the freezing point in most areas, including Srinagar. The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg and other areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir witnessed snowfall last night with reports of precipitation in many areas. Srinagar - the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir - recorded a low of minus 2 degrees Celsius while the temperature in Gulmarg settled at minus 7 degrees Celsius and Qazigund, in south Kashmir, at 0.4 degrees Celsius. There was a huge ...
Cold wave persists in most parts of Himachal Pradesh
Intense cold wave conditions persisted in most parts of Himachal Pradesh, even as the minimum and maximum temperatures rose marginally. Mercury rose to 26.2 degrees Celsius in Una in Siwalik foot hills, while Keylong in tribal Lahaul and Spiti district recorded minimum temperature at minus 6.1 degrees Celsius, 3.9 degrees Celsius above normal. Kalpa in tribal Kinnaur district and Manali recorded a low of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius and minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Bhuntar 1.4 degrees Celsius, Sundernagar 2.4 degrees Celsius and Solan 3.4 degrees Celsius. Una and Shimla recorded minimum temperatures at 5.2 degrees Celsius and 5.7 degrees Celsius, followed by Palampur 6.5 degrees Celsius, Nahan 7.1 degrees Celsius and Dharamsala 7.6 degrees Celsius. Barring Una, where day temperature rose by 1.7 degrees Celsius to stay at 26.2 degrees Celsius, the maximum day temperatures stayed close to normal and Sundernagar and Solan recorded minimum temperatures at 22.4 degrees
Cold wave continues in Bihar, Bhagalpur coldest at 4.3 degrees
Cold wave conditions continued in Bihar today where Bhagalpur was the coldest place in the state at 4.3 degree Celsius. The state capital, Patna recorded a minimum temperature of 8.2 degree Celsius. "Severe cold day" was observed at Supaul and Farbisganj while Bhagalpur and Purnea experienced "cold day", the Met department bulletin said. "Dense fog or very dense fog in the morning with cold day conditions" has been predicted for Patna, Bhagalpur and Purnea over the next 24 hours while Gaya is expected to have fog/mist in the morning and mainly clear sky later", the Met forecast said.
Phulbani coldest place in Odisha at 3 degree Celsius
Phulbani in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in Odisha today at 3 degree Celsius while cold wave conditions prevailed in the state's interior districts. Phulbani was the coldest place in the state while intense cold wave conditions was reported from Belghar, Kotgarh, Belghar and G Udaygiri areas of the district which also reported severe frosting. Daringbadi also in Kandhamal district shivered at 7.5 degree Celsius, Met office said. As many as 14 places including Phulbani in Odisha recorded minimum temperature below 10 degree Celsius. In state capital Bhubaneswar the minimum temperature was 12.4 degree Celsius while in Cuttack it was 11.5 degree Celsius. The places which recorded below 10 degree Celsius temperature were: Sundergarh (6.5), Daringbadi (7.5), Keonjhar (7.9), Angul (8), Hirakud (8.1), Bhawanipatna (8.2), Jharsuguda (8.5), Bolangir and Koraput (9 each), Dhenkanal (9.4), Sonepur (9.6), Baripada (9.6) and Sambalpur (9.8). Many birds in forest and fishes
Min temp rises in Raj; Mount Abu shivers at 1 deg C
The minimum temperature rose by 1 to 2 degrees as compared to yesterday's at most places in Rajasthan, while the state's sole hill station Mount Abu shivered at 1 degrees Celsius. Sikar recorded 6 degrees Celsius followed by 6.2 degrees Celsius in Alwar, 7.5 degrees Celsius in Bhilwara, 7.7 degrees Celsius in Sriganganagar, 7.9 degrees Celsius in Churu, 8.7 degrees Celsius in Pilani, 9 degrees Celsius each in Chittorgarh and Dabok, 9.2 degrees Celsius in Swai 12.8 degrees Celsius each in Jaipur and Barmer. Dense fog was witnessed in Sriganganagar and the maximum temperature was recorded in between 21 and 31 degrees Celsius respectively, he said. The MeT department has forecast that weather is likely to remain dry in the next 24 hours.
Muzaffarnagar coldest in UP at 2.8 deg C
Muzaffarnagar remained the coldest place in Uttar Pradesh recording the minimum temperature of 2.8 degrees Celsius with cold wave conditions prevailing over the state, the MeT office said today. Day temperature was below normal in Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Lucknow, Bareilly and Varanasi divisions, while night temperature dropped in Meerut, Allahabad and Moradabad divisions. Dense to very dense fog occurred at many places over eastern and western parts of the state. The weather office predicted fog and cold to severe cold conditions at certain places across the state tomorrow.
Mercury hovers near normal in Punjab, Haryana
Temperatures in Harayana and Punjab hovered in the normal range for the second day today, providing respite to the people from cold weather. However, fog reduced visibility at a few places in the morning, causing travel disruptions, a MeT department official said. Police said a few vehicles were involved in a pile-up on the Rohtak-Delhi national highway due to poor visibility. Amritsar in Punjab recorded a low of 8.1 deg C, Ludhiana 6.5, Halwara 7.8, Bathinda 7.7 and Patiala 7. Gurdaspur and Adampur experienced a cold night at 3.8 degrees Celsius and 4.8 degrees Celsius. The mercury in Chandigarh rose to 7.6 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Ambala registered a low of 8.2 degrees Celsius, while Hisar's minimum settled at 7.7 degrees Celsius. Narnaul (8), Rohtak (9.1) and Sirsa (9.6) too recorded their temperatures above normal.
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir; cold abates due to cloudy sky
The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg and other areas in the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley witnessed a fresh bout of snow last night, though intense cold abated due to an overcast sky. There were reports of precipitation in many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir. The administration in Kashmir yesterday issued an avalanche warning in seven districts of the valley. The warning existed for avalanche-prone areas in Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora and Ganderbal districts of Kashmir division for 24 hours from 5 pm yesterday. The MET office forecast mainly dry weather in Kashmir till January 22. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature at most places in the valley and the Ladakh region increased last night owing to cloudy sky. Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a minimum of -2 degrees Celsius. The night temperature in Qazigund, in south Kashmir, settled at 0.4 degree Celsius up over four degrees from yesterdays -4.4 degrees ...
Himachal sees high temperatures, but snow in line
The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday saw slightly high temperatures due to prevailing dry weather, but the Met Office forecast rain and more snowfall next week.
Cold morning in Delhi, max temp may touch 25 deg C
The national capital woke up to a chilly morning with the mercury settling two notches below the season's average at 5.6 degrees Celsius. The entire northern region remained enveloped by a dense fog which disrupted railway traffic, leading to cancellations of 15 north-bound trains while 39 were delayed. The weather office has forecast a maximum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. Relative humidity in the air was 100 per cent at 8.30 am. Yesterday, the minimum temperature had settled at 5.6 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was 23.1 degrees Celsius.
Foggy Thursday morning in Delhi, 15 trains cancelled
It was a foggy morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 7 degrees Celsius, which is the season's normal, the weather office said.
Minimum temperature improves in J&K after light snowfall in higher reaches
Minimum temperatures throughout Jammu and Kashmir improved further on Thursday as higher reaches received light snowfall.