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Slight respite from severe cold in Raj

Rajasthan today got a slight respite from severe cold with the night temperatures recording between two to three degrees Celsius above normal due to a western disturbance. Sriganganagar was the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 3.4 degrees Celsius, while Churu, Pilani, Sikar and Ajmer recorded the minimum temperatures at 5.1, 5.5, 7.5 and 9.4 degrees Celsius respectively, the local Met office said. The night temperatures at Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Chittorgarh, Jaipur and Barmer were recorded at 10.5, 11.3, 11.8, 12 and 15 degrees Celsius respectively. The weather conditions would remain the same during the next 24 hours, they said.

Himachal sees another sunny but cold day

The hills of Himachal Pradesh saw another sunny but cold day on Saturday with most of the tourist destinations at freezing point.

Cold, fog in Delhi

It was a cold and foggy morning in Delhi with the mercury dipping to two notches below the normal. The minimum temperature recorded at 8.30am was 5.5 degrees Celsius, while the humidity was 100 per cent, a MeT official said. The visibility was recorded at 400 metres at 5.30am, while it improved to 700 metres at 8.30am. The minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to settle around 5 and 23 degrees Celsius respectively, the official added.

Jammu to celebrate Lohri, harbinger of warmer days

The cold wave sweeping through Jammu and Kashmir further tightened its grip on the valley even as people in Jammu prepared to celebrate the Lohri festival on Saturday.

Misty Saturday morning in Delhi, 13 trains cancelled

It was a misty Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 5.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average, the weather office said.

Cold conditions in many areas of Bihar

Several areas in Bihar witnessed cold conditions today with Purnea and Forbesganj in Araria district recording the lowest temperature in the state at 5.8 degree Celsius. Patna recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 degree Celsius while at Bhagalpur it was 6.8 degree Celsius and in Gaya the minimum was 10 degree Celsius. The Patna Meteorological Centre today issued a warning that cold day and severe cold day conditions were likely to prevail at many places in Bihar during the next 48 hours. In its bulletin, Met said that major cities of Patna, Bhagalpur and Purnea may witness dense or very dense fog in the morning with cold day conditions tomorrow while Gaya may witness very dense fog/mist in the morning. Cold day condition is declared when the minimum temperature touches 10 degrees Celsius or low and the maximum temperature registers 4.5 to 6.4 degree Celsius below its normal (maximum temperature), Met official said.

Slight respite from biting cold in western dists of WB

There was slight respite from biting cold in the western districts of West Bengal today, though the northern districts in the state reeled under very cold day and night temperatures. Coochbehar recorded the coldest night temperature in the state's plains at 6.2 degrees Celsius, while the day temperature rose to 15.6 degrees Celsius as dense fog engulfed the district, the Met department said. Neighbouring Jalpaiguri was the second coldest at 6.3 degrees Celsius, with day temperature at 19 degrees Celsius. In the Gangetic plains, Krishnagar was the coldest at 6.6 degrees Celsius, while Sriniketan was a notch higher at 7.6 degrees Celsius. Asansol 8.7 degrees Celsius, Bankura 9.8 degrees Celsius and Burdwan 10 degrees Celsius in the western part of the state were warmer in the night by a couple of degrees as the cold wave conditions abated in these districts. In Kolkata, the mercury levels in the night went down to 11.9 degrees Celsius and its highest was 23.5 degrees ...

North India reels under cold conditions; fog hits train

There was no let up in chilly conditions in northern parts of the country today as Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh reeled under cold wave with train services hit due to fog. There was some relief for people in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana from intense cold as minimum temperatures rose in these states even as northern districts of West Bengal continue to experience chilly weather. The national capital recorded a low of 8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, while train services were hit because of fog. As many as 25 north-bound trains were cancelled, 25 rescheduled and 56 delayed as of 6 pm, the Northern Railway said. The maximum temperature here was recorded at 23.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above the normal, a Meteorological (MeT) department official said. Kashmir continued to be in the grip of cold wave as the mercury stayed below the freezing point. But, the Ladakh region got some respite from intense chill after the minimum

Cold, windy day prevails in Delhi

A cold and windy day prevailed in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. The maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 23.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, a Meteorological Department official said. Relative humidity oscillated between 92 and 42 per cent. The weatherman has forecast clear skies for tomorrow with shallow to moderate fog in the morning. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 24 degrees Celsius and 9 degrees Celsius respectively," the MeT department said. Yesterday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 22.7 degrees Celsius while the minimum settled at 8 degrees Celsius.

Cold wave conditions prevail in most parts of Himachal Pradesh

Cold wave conditions continued to prevail in most parts of Himachal Pradesh, but day temperatures rose by a few notches in the high altitude tribal areas. Keylong and Kalpa in tribal, Lahaul, Spiti and Kinnaur district registered maximum temperatures at 9 degrees Celsius and 9.6 degrees Celsius. However, Una,which recorded a high of 20.8 degrees Celsius, was hottest in the region followed by Sundernagar 19.1 degrees Celsius, Solan19.0 degrees Celsius, Nahan17.5 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar16 degrees Celsius, Dharamshala15.4 degrees Celsius, Shimla 13.8 degrees Celsius andManali 11.8 degrees Celsius. The high altitude tribal areas shivered under intense cold wave conditions and mercury stayed between minus 10 and minus 16 degrees Celsius while Keylong recorded a low of minus 4.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Manali 3.4 degrees Celsius and Kalpa 3.6 degrees Celsius, six degrees above normal. Sundernagar, Bhuntar and Palampur shivered at 4.1 degrees Celsius, 4.5 degrees Celsius

Icy winds sweep UP, schools closed in Lucknow

Icy winds today swept across Uttar Pradesh pushing down the temperature below normal at a number of places in the state, the Met office said. Kanpur and Bareilly were among the coldest places in the state recording a low of 5 and 5.4 degrees Celsius respectively. The night temperature remained below normal in some parts of the state and dense to very dense fog engulfed Bahraich, Varanasi, Bareilly and Lucknow. In the state capital, the minimum temperature hovered around 7 degrees Celsius. In view of the intense cold weather conditions, the authorities here ordered to close schools till Monday. The Met has forecast dense fog at many places with very dense fog at a few places in eastern parts of the state over the next few days.

Rise in minimum temp gives Rajasthan respite from cold

There was some respite for the residents of Rajasthan from intense cold as the minimum temperature rose by 1 to 2 degrees at most places in the region, a MeT official said. Alwar was recorded the coldest with 2.2 degree Celsius followed by 5 degrees in desert state's hill station Mount Abu, 6 degrees Celsius in Churu, 6.2 degree Celsius in Sriganganagar, 7 degrees Celsius in Sikar, and 7.7 degrees Celsius each in Pilani and Banasthali. Among other areas, the temperature was recorded 8.6 degrees Celsius in Swai Madhopur, 9.4 degrees Celsius in Jodhpur, 9.5 degrees Celsius in Bundi, and 9.9 degrees Celsius in Jaipur and Ajmer as well. Maximum temperature also rose by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius, remaining between 20.6 and 28.2 degrees Celsius, at most places in the state. The weather is likely to remain dry with no change in temperature in next 24 hours, the MeT department predicted.

Kashmir in grip of intense cold, some respite for Ladakh

Kashmir continued to be swept by a cold wave as the mercury stayed below the freezing point but Ladakh region experienced a respite from the intense chill after the minimum temperature rose by several degrees. The night temperature across the Kashmir valley, except Gulmarg, decreased marginally last night, while there was an improvement by several degrees in Ladakh region, an official of the Meteorological Department said here. He said Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius last night, down from minus 3 degrees Celsius the previous night. The night temperature in south Kashmir's Qazigund, settled at a low of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, down from previous night's minus 2.8 degrees Celsius. The neighbouring Kokernag town saw mercury drop to minus 2 degrees Celsius from minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, the official said. He said north Kashmir's Kupwara recorded a low of minus 4.5 degrees Celsius, down nearly

Misty Friday morning in Delhi, 23 trains cancelled

It was a misty Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 8 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, the weather office said.

Cloud cover brings respite from cold wave in J&K

Throughout the valley and Ladakh region temperatures were sub-zero on Friday although a nightlong partial cloud cover marginally broke the cold wave sweeping Jammu and Kashmir.

Slight rise in mercury across north India but cold wave to continue

Minimum temperature slightly improved throughout the northern region due to the cloud clover and are expected to remain the same over next three days but the cold-wave like situation will still prevail, especially in north and north-western region, the IMD said on Thursday.

Cold condition continues unabated in WB, Jharkhand, Bihar

Intense cold continued to affect normal life in parts of West Bengal as the Met department today held out a ray of hope for cold wave conditions to abate in the next two days with rise in night temperature by a couple of notches. The weatherman forecast cold wave condition to continue in Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar in north Bengal and in Asansol and Nadia districts in the state's Gangetic plains till tomorrow. Minimum temperature is likely to rise by a couple of notches throughout the state from Saturday, bringing some relief to the people. Coochbehar recorded the lowest night temperature in the state at 6.0 degree Celsius, while Sriniketan followed at 6.8 degree Celsius, the Met department said. Day temperature in Coochbehar stood at 15.7 degree Celsius today, which is 7 degrees below average. Burdwan (8.3 d C), Bankura (8.8 d C), Asansol (9.3 d C) were some of the other coldest places in the state. Kolkata recorded the lowest temperature at 11.5 degree Celsius, up from ..

Cold conditions continue in north India; fog hits train

There was no let up in cold conditions in northern parts of the country today as train services were hit due to fog. There was some relief for people in Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan from intense cold as minimum temperatures rose, but Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh reeled under chilly conditions. The national capital recorded a low of 8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, while trains services were hit because of fog, which also engulfed parts of Uttar Pradesh. As many as 24 north-bound trains were cancelled, 23 rescheduled and 49 delayed as of 5 pm, the Northern Railway said. The maximum temperature here was recorded at 22.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above the normal, a Meteorological (MeT) department official said here. In Jammu and Kashmir, minimum temperature rose by several degrees at most places in the Valley and the Ladakh region, with Srinagar recording a low of minus 3 degrees Celsius, nearly three notches up from minus 6.3 degrees

Windy day in national capital, trains services hit due to fog

It was a windy day in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, while trains services were affected due to fog. According to the Northern Railway, as many as 24 north- bound trains were cancelled, 23 rescheduled and 49 were delayed till 5 pm due to fog. The maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 22.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above the normal, an MeT department official said. Relative humidity oscillated between 97 and 40 per cent. The weatherman has forecast clear skies for tomorrow with mist and shallow fog in the morning. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 24 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees Celsius respectively," the MeT department said. Yesterday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 23.4 degrees Celsius while the minimum settled at 6.8 degrees.

UP continues to reel under cold conditions

With no let up in cold wave conditions, parts of Uttar Pradesh continue to brave the chill with dense to very dense fog occurring at isolated places across the state. The Met office here said dense to very dense fog occurred at a few places in eastern and western parts of the state, and cold wave continued at a few places, particularly in west UP. Cold to severe cold day conditions prevailed in a few places in the state, it said, adding that day temperatures were markedly below normal in Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Lucknow, Bareilly and Moradabad divisions, just below normal in Varanasi, and normal in the remaining divisions of the state. Night temperatures witnessed no major changes and were below normal in Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Faizabad, Lucknow and Moradabad divisions, and normal in the remaining division of the state. Muzaffarnagar recorded the lowest minimum temperature in the state at 3.6 degrees Celsius, the MeT office said. The Meteorological department today ..