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Cold wave intensifies in Pb, Hry; Adampur coldest at 0.7 deg C
Severe cold wave was sweeping Punjab and Haryana for over a week further intensified today with minimum temperature hovering in the range of 2-5 degrees Celsius at most places. Adampur in Punjab was the coldest place in the two states with a low of 0.7 degrees Celsius, a MeT Department official said here. Freezing cold also swept Narnaul in Haryana, which recorded a low of 1.5 degrees Celsius. The official said that barring south Haryana including Rohtak, Hisar and Bhiwani and isolated places in Punjab, fog had lifted from rest of the region. "Clear skies led to sudden fall in minimum temperature although the maximum temperature increased slightly. Fog is also likely to lift from remaining parts of Haryana and Punjab in the next two days," he said. Piercing cold also swept Amritsar in Punjab, which recorded a low of 2.6 degrees Celsius, down one notch against normal. Bathinda recorded a low of 2.5 degrees Celsius, Halwara 3.7, Pathankot 3.8, Gurdaspur 3.8, Faridkot 3.8 ..
Himachal shivers as mercury remains sub-zero
An intense cold wave saw most parts of Himachal Pradesh shivering on Sunday with Shimla at a biting 1.3 degrees Celsius while nearby Kufri recorded 1.8 degrees below the freezing point.
Night temperature drops across Kashmir Valley, Ladakh
Srinagar and most other places in Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, experienced the coldest night of the winter so far last night as cold tightened its grip in the state. The MET Office has forecast dry weather for the week ahead. The night temperature dropped across Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region, at some places by several degrees, last night, with many stations marking the lowest temperature of the season so far, an official of the MET department said here. He said Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded the minimum temperature of minus 6 degrees Celsius a drop of nearly five degrees from yesterdays minus 1.2 degrees Celsius. The official said it was the coldest night of the season so far in the capital city. He said the other places in the valley which experienced the coldest night of the season were Qazigund, Kokernag and Kupwara towns. While the night temperature in Qazigund, in south Kashmir, settled at a low of minus 4.6 degrees ...
Night temperature dips in Jammu region
The minimum temperature in most places in Jammu region recorded a dip with people in the city of temples waking up to 4 degree Celsius three degrees below normal during this part of the season. However, the morning chill vanished with bright sun appearing for the third day providing much needed relief to the people from the cold night. The city has registered the season's lowest minimum temperature of 2.7 degrees Celsius on January 4. Against the previous night's 5.1 degrees Celsius, the night temperature fell in Jammu city and settled at 4 degrees Celsius, a spokesperson of MET department said. The snow-bound Bhaderwah in Doda district was the coldest recorded place in Jammu region where the minimum temperature stayed below freezing point. The town registered an improvement of 0.7 degrees in the minimum temperature which settled at minus 1.1 degrees Celsius, the spokesman said. Katra, which serves as the base camp for the pilgrims visiting Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in ...
Srinagar, Jammu record season's lowest temperatures
The cities of Srinagar and Jammu on Sunday recorded the season's lowest minimum temperature at minus 6 and 4 degrees as an intense cold wave has tightened its grip on the state, the weather office said.
Foggy morning in Delhi
It was a foggy morning here on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.4 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season's average, the weather office said.
Severe cold condition in many parts of Bihar
Severe cold condition was experienced in most parts of Bihar today and the weatherman forecast more chill in the next few days. Patna experienced cold day conditions, while Bhagalpur, Purnea, Muzaffarpur, Supaul and Farbesganj witnessed severe cold day conditions, the regional meteorological centre said in its bulletin. The Met office has forecast very dense fog from midnight to morning hours at major cities like Gaya and Bhagalpur, apart from the state capital. Patna recorded a minimum temperature of 6.6 degrees Celsius with the maximum at 15.8 degrees Celsius, the bulletin said. The minimum temperature at Bhagalpur was 4.0 degrees Celsius, while the maximum was recorded at 14.5 degrees Celsius. The minimum and maximum temperatures in Purnea were 5.6 degrees Celsius and 14.6 degrees Celsius, respectively, the bulletin said.
Intense cold wave grips in Himachal Pradesh
Intense cold wave swept the hills and valleys of Himachal Pradesh today as the mercury dropped by a few notches, with state capital Shimla experiencing its coldest night of the season at minus 1.4 degrees Celsius. Manali and Solan, too, saw temperatures drop to minus 5.4 degrees Celsius and zero degrees Celsius respectively. High-altitude tribal areas reeled under severe cold conditions that affected normal life. Lakes, springs and rivulets froze, drastically reducing the discharge of water in snow fed rivers. Keylong in tribal Lahaul and Spiti recorded a low of minus 1.3 degrees Celsius while Bhuntar, Sundernagar, Palampur, Una, Dharamsala and Nahan shivered at 0.1 degrees Celsius, 0.2 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees Celsius, 2.4 degrees Celsius, 5 degrees Celsius and 5.7 degrees Celsius respectively. The maximum temperature at Una was 22.3 degrees Celsius, followed by Sundernagar18.2 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar17.4 degrees Celsius, Nahan and Solan15.5 degrees Celsius, ...
North India reels under intense cold; fog disrupts rail, air
Cold wave swept parts of north India with snowfall in the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley, and Delhi recording its lowest minimum temperature of the season at 4.2 degrees Celsius, while dense fog continued to disrupt rail and air traffic. Punjab and Haryana reeled under intense cold wave while dense fog engulfed most parts of both the states delaying some trains and affecting flight operations. In Delhi, due to poor visibility, the Railways had to cancel 36 trains, reschedule 30 while 85 trains were running late. High-altitude areas of Jammu region experienced light snowfall over the past few days, as a result of which several parts, including Bhaderwah and Banihal, were reeling under sub-zero night temperature. Meanwhile, 11 bodies have been recovered from a spot in north Kashmir's Kupwara district where a passenger vehicle was hit by a huge avalanche of snow yesterday. Three people were pulled out alive from the avalanche site. Leh in Ladakh region of Jammu and ...
Intense cold, fog in Rajasthan
Intense cold wave conditions prevailed in Rajasthan, with Sriganganagar recording a low of 1.9 degrees Celsius, a MeT office spokesperson said today. Bikaner, Dabok, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Jaipur and Barmer recorded minimum of 4.6, 6.5, 7.2, 7.9, 8.1 and 10.7 degrees Celsius respectively. Dense to very dense fog also covered the isolated parts of the state, the Met said, adding the situation would remain the same during next 24 hours.
Cold wave sweeps across Pb, Hry; fog affects normal life
Intense cold wave swept across Punjab and Haryana while dense fog engulfed most parts of both the states, affecting normal life. Foggy weather delayed some trains passing through Punjab and Haryana and also affected flight operations, officials said. Chandigarh airport recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 1.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Bathinda in Punjab which shivered at 1.9 degrees Celsius, the MeT department said. Adampur in Jalandhar district, Pathankot and Halwara recorded minimum temperatures of 2.3 degrees Celsius, 4 degrees Celsius and 4.3 degrees Celsius respectively. Among other places in Punjab, Amritsar experienced biting cold at 3 degree Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded their respective minimum temperatures at 4.7 degrees Celsius and 4.6 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Ambala braved bone-chilling weather at 5.6 degrees Celsius while Hisar registered a low of 2.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal. Karnal, Rohtak and Narnaul recorded ..
US shivers amid record-breaking low temperatures
The East Coast in the US is shivering in a record-breaking freeze in the wake of a deadly "bomb cyclone" that dumped snow as far south as Florida.
Dense fog occurs at many places in UP
Weather was dry in Uttar Pradesh with dense to very dense fog occurring at many places in the state. According to the Meteorological department, cold wave occurred at isolated places in the state. Yesterday, day temperatures fell in Lucknow, Meerut Varanasi and Bareilly. It was below normal in Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Faizabad, Lucknow, Bareilly and Agra. Night temperature fell in Moradabad. It was below normal in Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Kanpur and Moradabad. The lowest minimum temperature in the state was 2.6 degrees Celsius recorded at Fursatganj (Rae Bareli). The MeT department said that the weather is most likely to remain dry, while shallow to moderate fog is likely at a few places in the state on January 8 and 9.
Bright sun brings relief from cold in Jammu
Bright sunshine for the second day today brought some respite to the people here as the city recorded a low of 5.1 degrees Celsius, several notches above the season's lowest minimum temperature of 2.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday. A MeT office spokesperson said the minimum temperature in the city of temples registered a drop of 1.6 notches compared to the previous night to settle at 5.1 degrees Celsius 2.2 degrees below normal during this part of the season. The city had recorded the season's lowest of 2.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday but marked four degrees improvement on Friday due to cloud cover. A bright sun shone yesterday after remaining hidden behind the clouds over the past couple of days which led to almost five degrees increase in the day temperature which settled at 19.9 degrees Celsius, 1.8 degrees above normal during this part of the season. The winter sun shone this morning as well, providing relief to the people from the cold night. The high altitude areas .
Shimla, Manali freeze, record season's lowest
Himachal Pradesh tourist destinations Shimla and Manali on Saturday saw the season's lowest temperature. The minimum temperatures across the state remained two-three degrees below average.
Bitter cold wave sweeps through J&K
Ladakh region remained in a deep freeze as Jammu and Kashmir shivered on Saturday with night temperatures dropping several degrees below the freezing point, the Met said.
Intense cold kills over 70 in UP
Extreme cold wave conditions prevailed in most parts of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. Lack of night shelters and amenities have already led to the death of over 70 homeless and poor people.
Cold, Foggy Saturday morning in Delhi
It was a cold and foggy Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.2 degree Celsius, three notches below the season's averag.
Cold wave prevails in Delhi
Delhi has been witnessing chilly winter mornings and nights for the last couple of days, and according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cold wave will continue to prevail in the national capital region.Operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) continue to be affected, owing to the grim weather.Hundreds of passengers at several railway stations in Delhi have also been left stranded after multiple trains have been cancelled, rescheduled, and delayed due to low visibility.Even today, 49 trains are arriving late, and 13 have been rescheduled due to the dense fog.Moreover, 18 trains have been cancelled.The minimum temperature recorded is six degrees Celsius, while the maximum is 21 degrees Celsius.The air quality in the national capital has also been keeping under 'very poor' category as the fog has not been allowing the particulate matter to disperse.
Temperature likely to drop further in north India
The temperature in north India is likely to drop further in the coming days, according to Manmohan Singh, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director, Shimla."Currently minimum temperature in Himachal is one - two degrees below the normal and temperature during day is normal. No significant western disturbance is expected in next one week. Temperature is likely to drop by one - two degrees in coming days," Singh told ANI.After fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh, the cold wave has intensified in the region.Keylong in Lahaul Spiti is the coldest with temperature ranging around -7 degrees Celsius.Further, Kalpa in the Kinnaur district recorded -4 degrees Celsius.Popular hill stations Manali and Shimla recorded -2.4 degrees and 2.1 degrees Celsius respectively.The cold wave has left hundreds of passengers at several railway stations in north India stranded, after multiple trains have been cancelled, delayed and rescheduled for the last couple of days.