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65 trains affected due to low visibility in northern region
Foggy conditions continue to affect railway services in the northern region on Wednesday with 65 trains getting delayed, cancelled or rescheduled.According to the Northern Railways Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Nitin Chowdhary, at least 22 trains have been cancelled, 40 trains were running late and three have been rescheduled owing to poor visibility due to the fog.Meanwhile, the air quality in the national capital has been keeping under 'hazardous' category as particulate matters remain suspended in air due to lack of wind.The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi's Siri Fort area was at 351, while ITO area was at 302.Northern India has been witnessing chilly weather for the last couple of days.The Haryana government on Sunday directed all government and private schools to remain closed till January 14 due to intense cold wave.After fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh, the cold wave has intensified in the region.
Beggars, labourers take Delhi shelter board's help to tackle cold
With Northern India witnessing chilly winter days for the last couple of days, beggars and labourers are taking help from shelter board in Delhi to fight the cold waves.Speaking to ANI, a labourer from Assam, Azim, who is currently residing in Yamuna Bazar, said, "We work the entire day in this cold weather and in the night we sit around a bonfire to warm our body."Cold weather has intensified in Delhi in the past few days.Another daily wage worker, Neeraj, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur said facilities like blankets and mattresses are given to the people in the night shelters at Kashmiri Gate's Hanuman Mandir."I have been living here for the past one year. I had no place to live but then I got to know about the Delhi shelter board. Since then I have been living here. Facilities like blankets and mattresses are given to the people here. For drinking water a dispenser has been installed," he added.He further said that a doctor also visits for a routine check-up every ...
Delhi records lowest minimum temperature of season
Delhiites today shivered as mercury fell to the season's lowest of 4.2 degrees Celsius, while foggy conditions affected the visibility in the morning, disrupting movement of trains. However, the maximum temperature settled at 21.6 degrees Celsius during the day, two notches above the normal, a Meteorological Department official said. The humidity oscillated between 100 and 42 per cent. The fog affected the movement of trains with 45 north- bound trains getting delayed, while eight were rescheduled and 22 others were cancelled. The visibility was recorded at 1,000 meters at 5.30 AM which dropped to 400 meters at 8.30 AM. It improved to 700 meters at 11.30 AM and further to 22,000 at 2.30 PM. The Met office has forecast clear skies for tomorrow with mist and shallow fog in the morning. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 21 and 5 degrees, respectively," the weatherman said. Yesterday, the maximum temperature in the city settled at 20.4 degrees ...
Cold conditions prevail in eastern India
Eastern India reeled under severe cold conditions today, with Daringbadi in Odisha recording the lowest temperature in the region at 3 degrees Celsius. Bhagalpur in Bihar at 4C and Palamu in Jharkhand at 4.5C were recorded as the coldest place in the two states. The Met office in Patna said the minimum temperature in Bhagalpur was eight notches below the normal. The city's maximum temperature was 17C, five notches below the normal. Other cities in Bihar - such as Supaul, Muzaffarpur and Chapra - too experienced severe cold conditions. Patna's minimum temperature was recorded at 5.5C, the Met office said. The Met department has forecast fog or mist in Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea tomorrow morning. In Jharkhand, Ranchi registered a minimum temperature of 7.7C. The minimum temperature in the city was 6.1C yesterday. In Odisha, the hill station Daringbadi registered a minimum temperature of 4C yesterday, while the mercury level today fell by 1C, the Met office in ...
Cold wave to continue in West Bengal for two days
For at least the next two days, there will be no respite from the biting cold that has gripped West Bengal, the Met Office said on Tuesday.
Cold conditions persist at isolated places in UP
Cold to severe cold conditions persisted at isolated places in Uttar Pradesh with dense to very dense fog occurring at many places over the state. The Meteorological office here said that cold wave conditions occurred at isolated places over the state with day temperatures falling markedly in the Bareilly division, appreciably in the Faizabad division and showing no large change in the remaining divisions of the state. They were markedly below normal in the Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Bareilly divisions, appreciably below normal in the Lucknow and Moradabad divisions, below normal in the Varanasi division and normal in the remaining divisions of the state. The lowest minimum temperature over the state was 2.9 degrees Celsius recorded at Meerut, they said. They have forecast that weather was likely to remain dry with shallow to moderate fog very likely at few places over easters Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places over western Uttar Pradesh.
Train traffic affected after a crack in track spotted
Movement of trains was stopped for about two hours after a crack was spotted in a track near the Mangliya railway station in Indore district today. Railway public relations officer Jitendra Kumar Jayant said the movement of some 20 trains was affected. The traffic was restored after the track was repaired, he said. Cold weather was the likely reason for the crack, he said.
Cold conditions continue unabated in Himachal Pradesh
Biting cold persisted in most parts of Himachal Pradesh even as the state witnessed a dry and sunny day and day temperatures rose marginally. The high-altitude tribal areas groaned under biting cold wave conditions with minimum temperatures ranging between minus 13 degrees Celsius and minus 20 degrees Celsius. Keylong and Kalpa in tribal Lahaul and Spiti, and Kinnaur registered a low of minus of minus 7.2 degrees Celsius and minus 3.4 degrees Celsius respectively. Bhuntar recorded a low of minus 1.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Sundernagar minus 0.9 degrees Celsius, Palampur 0.5 degrees Celsius, Solan 1 degree Celsius and Una 1.8 degrees Celsius. The mercury rose marginally to 2.4 degrees Celsius in Manali, while Dharamsala, Nahan and Shimla shivered at 4.8 degrees Celsius, 5 degrees Celsius degree and 5.5 degrees Celsius respectively. Day temperatures rose by two to three degrees and Una recorded the highest maximum temperature of 25.8 degrees Celsius, followed by ...
Cold wave conditions to continue in WB for two more days
The weatherman today forecast cold wave conditions for the next two days in West Bengal, where a biting cold continued to affect normal life. The Meteorological department said the day and night temperatures were likely to remain three to six notches below normal as the cold wave conditions were expected to hold on to its grip over the state, except in Kolkata. Coochbehar in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal recorded the lowest temperature of 5.8 degrees Celsius in the state's plains, with neighbouring Jalpaiguri following closely behind at 5.9 degrees Celsius. In the Gangetic plains, Krishnagar in Nadia district was the coldest at 6 degrees Celsius, while Sriniketan in Birbhum recorded a low of 6.2 degrees Celsius, the Met department said. The night temperature in Kolkata rose slightly to 11 degrees Celsius from yesterday's 10.5 degrees Celsius. A biting cold, accompanied by a chilling north-westerly wind, affected normal life in the city in the morning as school-going kids and
Cold wave conditions in Rajasthan, Alwar shivers at 0.3 deg C
Cold wave conditions prevailed in vast swathes of Rajasthan with the minimum temperature dipping in many areas today. Bhilwara, Alwar, Churu, Sikar, Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh and Pilani districts reeled under cold wave, a MeT department official said. Alwar was the coldest place in the state with a minimum temperature of 0.3 degree Celsius, followed by 1.5 in Sikar, 2 each in hill station Mount Abu and Churu, and 2.2 in Sriganganagar. Pilani recorded a low of 3.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Bhilwara (4 degrees Celsius), Banasthali and Chittorgarh (5.1), Bikaner (6.4), Bundi (6.5), Dabok (6.8), Pilani (6.9), Jalore and Swai Madhopur (7), Kota and Ajmer (7.6), Jaisalmer (9.1) and Jodhpur (10.5). According to the MeT department, dense fog was witnessed in the morning hours in Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh. The maximum temperature was recorded between 19.2 and 26.7 degrees Celsius at most of the places. Cold waves situation will continue till Friday in Bhilwara, Alwar, ...
Intense cold wave sweeps Pb, Hry; Narnaul coldest at 0.2 deg C
Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh remained under the spell of intense cold, with Narnaul recording the lowest minimum temperature of 0.2 degrees Celsius. Minimum temperatures hovered between five degrees below normal to one notch below normal in most parts of Punjab and Haryana, the MeT office said here. While Adampur in Punjab settled at a low of 0.7 degrees Celsius, the minimum at Ambala was 2.3 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal. Among other places, Bathinda braved a low of 2.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal followed by Hisar at 2.5 degrees Celsius and Karnal 2.6 degrees Celsius four notches below normal. Amritsar in Punjab shivered at 1.2 degrees Celsius, which was two notches below normal. The minimum temperature in Chandigarh settled at 3.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Rohtak 3.7 degrees Celsius, Patiala 4.1 degrees Celsius, Bhiwani 4.8 degrees Celsius. There was no fog in the morning in the entire region which enjoyed a bright sun, the MeT said and
Agartala records season's lowest temperature
The mercury on Tuesday dropped to the season's lowest here at 6.3 degrees Celsius against the average temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, according to the Met Department.
Mercury dips to 4.2 degrees in Delhi
The national capital witnessed another cold morning with the mercury dipping to 4.2 degrees Celsius and high humidity levels reducing visibility to 400 metres. "The minimum temperature at 8.30 am was recorded at 4.2 degrees, three notches below normal, while the humidity was 100 per cent," a MeT official said. Fog affected the movement of trains headed towards north India. Visibility was lowered due to moderate fog in many parts of the city. At 8.30 am, the Palam station recorded a visibility of 400 metres, while it was 700 metres at Safdarjung, the official said. According to a railways official, 45 north-bound trains were running late while eight were rescheduled. Twenty two others were cancelled. The MeT office predicted a clear sky for the rest of the day. Maximum temperature is expected to settle around 19 degrees Celsius, it said. Yesterday, the maximum temperature in the city settled at 20.4 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was 5.7 degrees Celsius.
Cold Tuesday morning in Delhi, 22 trains cancelled
It was a cold and foggy morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average, the weather office said.
Foggy conditions continue to affect flight, train services
Foggy conditions continue to wreak havoc in northern region as six flights and over 70 trains have been affected due to it, as per the latest reports received on Tuesday.Two arriving and six departing flights were delayed due to decreased visibility at Indira Gandhi International Airport here.Similarly, 45 trains arrived late, 22 were cancelled and four were rescheduled, according to Northern Railways.Northern India has been witnessing chilly weather for the last couple of days.The Haryana government on Sunday directed all government and private schools to remain closed till January 14 due to intense cold wave.After fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh, the cold wave has intensified in the region.However, the air pollution in the national capital has decreased, with some places recording 'poor' while others witnessing 'moderate' air quality.
India's fastest supercomputer established at Pune's IITM
Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan today dedicated India's fastest and first "multi-petaflops" supercomputer to the nation here. Petaflops is a measure of a computer's processing speed. Christened "Pratyush", meaning the sun, the High Performance Computing (HPC) facility has been established at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, and will be a national facility for improving weather and climate forecasts, an IITM release said. While inaugurating the facility, the minister said that it would be India's number one HPC facility in terms of peak capacity and performance. The IITM release added that the facility would help the country with better forecasts in terms of monsoon, extreme events, tsunamis, cyclones, earthquakes, air quality, lightning, fishing, hot and cold waves, flood and drought among others.
Winter chill continues to grip Bengal
The winter chill firmly held its clutch on Bengal as the cold weather continue to persist in Kolkata and other parts of the state on Monday.
Cold wave-like conditions to prevail through week: IMD (Weather Roundup)
Amid cold wave-like conditions in several regions of the country, especially the north and north-western regions, the Met on Monday forecast no change in minimum temperatures this week.
Purnea records minimum temperature of 1.2 degree Celsius
Purnea today recorded Bihar's lowest minimum temperature at 1.2 degree Celsius, eight notches below its normal minimum temperature while many other places in the state experienced cold wave conditions. Patna recorded a minimum temperature of 5.6 degree Celsius with the maximum at 17.8 degrees Celsius, the Met bulletin said. The minimum temperature at Bhagalpur was 3 degree Celsius which is nine notches below normal minimum while the maximum was recorded at 16.8 degree Celsius. Gaya recorded the minimum temperature at 4.1 degree Celsius while its maximum stood at 21.7 degree Celsius, it said. Chapra (Saran district), Forbesganj and Muzaffarpur witnessed severe cold day condition, the bulletin said. The Met department has forecast cold wave conditions in Bhagalpur and Purnea tomorrow.
Sydney records highest temperature in eight decades
The people of Sydney on Sunday suffered the city's highest-ever recorded temperature in the last eight decades.The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed on Monday that Penrith, a locality in the city, had reached the highest temperature on earth in the past 24 hours when it touched 47.3 degrees yesterday afternoon, reported the Sydney Morning Herald."It looks like it is the highest temperature recorded in the Sydney area in 80 years," said Jacob Cronje, a senior meteorologist with the Weatherzone.High temperatures, coupled with high humidity, made the day unpleasant for most people in the city. It was also reported that most of them, especially the elderly, needed medical attention after suffering massive sunstrokes.Cronje added that while record-breaking temperatures were unlikely in the next few weeks, he however, said that temperatures would breach the 40-degree mark for the next two to three days.The mercury failed to drop below 22 degrees overnight in Sydney, as humidity oscillated ...