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New Year Eve celebrations sans snowfall in Kashmir Valley
As the night temperatures remained several notches below zero in the on Sunday, fresh snowfall was unlikely this New Year Eve in the Kashmir Valley, the weather office said.
Delhi wakes up to dense fog; railway schedule disrupted
The cold wave continues to grip Northern India, as a dense blanket of fog engulfed the national capital on Sunday morning.Owing to poor visibility due to the fog, as many as 57 trains have been delayed, 15 cancelled and 18 rescheduled, the Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of Northern Railway stated.The meteorological department has predicted a maximum temperature of 23 degree Celsius, with lows of seven degrees and dense fog during the day.
Foggy day in Delhi, humidity touches 100 per cent
The national capital witnessed moderate fog and a clear sky today with the minimum temperature settling at 7.2 degrees Celsius. "Maximum humidity was recorded at 100 per cent and minimum at 49 per cent," a MeT official said. The city's maximum temperature was recorded at 22.6 degrees Celsius. The MeT has forecast mainly clear sky with moderate to dense fog tomorrow.
Temperature may dip to 5 degrees next week
With cold winds expected from the North, the mercury is set to fall in the national capital to five degrees by next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
Life crawls in frigid HP, J-K; foggy weather in plains
The hilly states in north India reeled under frigid conditions even as a blanket of fog covered the plains, hampering the movement of traffic today. Visibility levels dropped on a foggy morning in Haryana, Punjab, UP and New Delhi, though the sun shone bright in the afternoon in the region. In Delhi, the mercury settled at 22.6 degrees Celsius owing to a warm afternoon. The city recorded a minimum of 7.2 degrees Celsius. In Jammu and Kashmir, Leh braved the coldest night so far this year at minus 13.8 degrees Celsius. The night temperature at the nearby Kargil town settled at a low of minus 11.2 degrees Celsius. Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 3.5 degrees Celsius. The mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 3.0 degrees Celsius. Kashmir is currently under the grip of Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day harshest period of winter when the chances of snowfall are most frequent and maximum and the ...
Overcast condition in HP leads to further drop in mercury
Intense cold waves swept across several parts of Himachal Pradesh as the state remained partially overcast leading to further drop in mercury. Minimum temperatures stayed between minus 13 degrees Celsius and minus 19 degrees Celsius in high-altitude tribal areas, while Keylong and Kalpa registered low of minus 7.5 degrees Celsius and minus 1.2 degrees Celsius respectively. Bhuntar and Manali shivered at 0.2 degrees Celsius each, followed by Sundernagar 1.3 degrees Celsius, Solan 3 degrees Celsius, Palampur 4 degrees Celsius, Shimla and Una both 4.6 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 6.4 degrees Celsius and Nahan 7.8 degrees Celsius. Thick fog engulfed the towns along the river banks while thick frost was witnessed in lower and mid hills. Day temperatures stayed marginally below the normal and Unawas the hottest in the region with a maximum of 23.6 degrees Celsius. Sundernagar recorded a high of 22 degrees Celsius, followed by Bhuntar 20.5 degrees Celsius, Nahan 18.3 degrees ...
Dense fog in parts of UP, Muzaffarnagar coldest at 4.2 deg C
Dense fog engulfed many places in Uttar Pradesh and Muzaffarnagar was the coldest place in the state recording minimum temperature of 4.2 degrees Celsius. Day temperatures fell appreciably in Varanasi, Faizabad and Allahabad, and were markedly below normal at many places of the state, MeT office here said. The weatherman has forecast dry weather with moderate to dense fog at many places in the eastern and at a few places in the western parts of the state for the next couple of days.
Cold conditions prevail in Pb, Hry; Hisar coldest at 3.9 deg C
Cold conditions prevailed in Punjab and Haryana where many places were engulfed in fog with Hisar being the coldest in the region registering a low of 3.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal. Minimum temperatures in most parts of Punjab and Haryana hovered between three degrees above normal to three notches below normal, the MeT office said here. While Amritsar braved a minimum temperature of 4.9 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, Narnaul recorded a low of five degrees Celsius. Among other places, mercury in Ludhiana settled at a low of 5.6 degrees Celsius followed by Karnal 6.2 degrees Celsius, Rohtak 6.5 degrees Celsius, Patiala 7.3 degrees Celsius, Ambala 7.8 degrees Celsius and Chandigarh 8.5 degrees Celsius. Many places in the region, including Karnal, Hisar, Amritsar, Patiala and Rohtak remained engulfed in fog this morning. The weatherman has forecast dry weather in the region with no respite from cold conditions for the next two days.
At -13.8 C, Leh coldest in J-K
Leh experienced its coldest night this winter as the minimum temperature there settled nearly 14 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, even as the mercury continued its downward spiral in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir. Leh town, in the frontier Ladakh region, recorded a minimum night temperature of 13.8 degrees Celsius, against minus 11.4 degrees Celsius of the previous night, MeT officials here said. It was the season's lowest night temperature in the town, which was the coldest recorded place in the state last night, they said. The official said the night temperature at the nearby Kargil town settled at a low of minus 11.2 degrees Celsius, a drop of two degrees from the previous night. Srinagar city, the summer capital of J-K, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.5 degrees Celsius, down from minus 2.8 degrees Celsius the previous night. The mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 3.0 degrees Celsius, down down ...
Foggy Saturday morning in Delhi, 13 trains cancelled
It was a cold and foggy morning here on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average, the weather office said.
Fog in Delhi, humidity touches 100 pc
Foggy conditions prevailed this morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature being recorded at 7.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The humidity was recorded at 100 per cent at 8.30 AM, said a Met department official. Due to the fog the visibility which was recorded at 600 metres at 5.30 AM, which further dropped to 400 metres at 8.30 AM. The Met office has forecast clear skies for the day. "The maximum temperature is expected to hover at 25 degrees Celsius," the weatherman said. Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 25.3 and 6.8 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Cold wave to continue unabated in J&K
The ongoing cold wave in Jammu and Kashmir will continue unabated until January 5, the weather office said on Saturday.
Frigid in J&K, HP, U'khand; 3 killed in UP due to fog
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand groaned under a piercing cold wave with most places recording minimum temperatures below the freezing point today, even as three lives were lost in an accident due to heavy fog in the plains. Visibility levels dropped on a foggy morning in Haryana, Punjab, UP and New Delhi, though the sun shone bright in the afternoon in the region. While it was cold in the night and morning in Delhi, the mercury settled at 25.3 degrees Celsius owing to a warm afternoon. The city recorded a minimum of 6.8 degrees Celsius. Three persons were killed in Uttar Pradesh when their car ploughed into a mini-truck on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway enveloped by a thick blanket of fog, police said. In Jammu and Kashmir, Leh was the coldest recorded place at minus 11.4 degrees Celsius. The night temperature at the nearby Kargil town settled at a low of minus 9.2 degrees Celsius. Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded ..
Mild frost in Odisha's Daringbadi as min temp drops to 3.5 deg
Mild frost was witnessed in Odisha's Daringbadi which recorded a low of 3.5 degrees Celsius, as the mercury continued to drop in Kandhamal district affecting normal life there. Intense cold conditions have been reported in Kandhamal's hilly areas since last week with the District Citizen Forum demanding construction of night shelters specially for the poor tribals. "We demand setting up of night shelters in each gram panchayat of Kandhamal district as there is no end to miseries of people there due to the cold," said Subash Chandra Pradhan, the general secretary of Kandhamal District Citizens Forum. Intense cold condition has paralysed normal life particularly at Phulbani, G Udayagiri, Tikabali, Balliguda, Daringbadi, Tumudibandha, Kotagarh and Chakapad block areas. Areas in and around Daringbadi and in other remote places including Grernvadi, Dimanvadi, Danekbadi and Jatingia witnessed mild frost as the temperature at 5.30 am dipped to 3.5 degrees Celsius, the lowest ...
Biting cold wave conditions persist in Himachal
Biting cold wave conditions persisted in most parts of Himachal as minimum temperatures stayed 12 to 18 degrees below freezing point in high altitude tribal areas and other higher hills even as day temperatures rose marginally. All natural sources of water remain frozen, affecting hydro power generation which dropped by 20 per cent. Keylong, Kalpa and Manali recorded a low of minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, minus 2.6 degrees Celsius and minus 0.2 degrees Celsius respectively, while Sundernagar and Bhuntar in mid hills shivered at 0.7 degrees Celsius and 1.0 degrees Celsius, followed by Una (4.7 degrees Celsius), Solan (5.5 degrees Celsius), Dharamsala (6.4 degrees Celsius), Shimla and Palampur (7.0 degrees Celsius) and Nahan (9.3 degrees Celsius). The day temperatures rose marginally and stayed two to six degree above normal. Unain Shiwalik foothills was the hottest in the region with a high of 26.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Sundernagar (23.2 degrees Celsius), Solan (22.2
Dry weather in UP; Muzaffarnagar coldest at 4 degrees Celsius
State capital Lucknow and adjoining areas are likely to witness moderate to dense fog tomorrow morning, with maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 19 degrees Celsius and 9 degrees Celsius, the local meteorological department said in a statement today. Muzaffarnagar was the coldest in the state with the mercury dipping to 4 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal, while Kanpur saw temperatures drop to 6.8 degrees Celsius, it said. The weather is expected to remain dry across the state with moderate to dense fog at many places in east UP and at isolated places in west UP, the statement said.
Bathinda coldest place in Punjab
Bathinda in Punjab turned out to be the coldest place in the state today, recording a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius. Neighbouring Haryana also remained under the grip of intense chill. Intense cold also swept Amritsar, which recorded a low of 4.8 deg C.Cold weather conditions also prevailed in Ludhiana, where the minimum temperature settled at 5.8 deg C, a MeT Department official said here. Halwara registered a low of 6.4 deg C.Faridkot and Gurdaspur recorded respective minimums of 5.4 deg C and 8.9 deg C. Pathankot recorded a low of 5.3 deg C while Patiala registered a minimum temperature of 7.7 deg C.Chandigarh recorded a low of 7.2 deg C. In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place recording a low of 4.9 deg C. Narnaul, too, experienced a cold night at 5.5 deg C while Karnal recorded a low of 5.6 deg C. Rohtak braved the chill at a low of 6.7 deg C. Ambala registered a low of 8.2 deg C while Bhiwani's minimum settled at 7.4 deg C. Sirsa recorded a low of 5.4 ..
Dense fog cover in Uttar Pradesh
Most parts of Uttar Pradesh woke up to a thick fog on Friday morning. Visibility dropped to near zero in the state capital here and neighbouring areas, affecting vehicular movement.
Leh coldest place in J-K
Leh was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the cold wave persisting in the valley and Ladakh region with the minimum temperature going down at most places last night. Leh town, in the frontier Ladakh region of the state, recorded a low of minus 11.4 degrees Celsius a decrease of over four degrees from the previous night's minus 7.1 degrees Celsius, an official of the MET department here said. Leh was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the night temperature at the nearby Kargil town settled at a low of minus 9.2 degrees Celsius compared to minus 9.6 degrees Celsius the previous night. The official said Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius last night, slightly down from minus 2.7 degrees Celsius the previous night. He said the mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius, nearly a degree down from minus 1.6 degrees ...
Cold wave continues in J&K, likely to remain dry
The cold wave continued unabated in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. It is likely to remain dry during the weekend.