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Foggy morning in Delhi, 15 trains cancelled
It was a foggy morning here on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 11 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average.
Ladakh freezes as cold wave grips J&K
The minimum temperatures in the Ladakh region dipped several notches below zero on Friday as the Kashmir Valley remained in the grip of a cold wave.
Intense cold wave continues in Himachal Pradesh
The intense cold wave conditions continued unabated in Himachal Pradesh today as high altitude tribal areas witnessed another spell of light snowfall, causing a marginal dip in mercury. The Rohtang Pass, Mari, Koksar, Keylong and Gondla received 10 cm, 8 cm, 5 cm , 5 cm and 2 cm snowfall, respectively. Strong velocity icy winds swept the region and minimum temperatures stayed 10 to 16 degrees Celsius below freezing point in high altitude tribal areas. The mercury dipped to minus 3.3 degrees Celsius at Keylong, while Kalpa recorded a low of 1.6 degrees Celsius. However, the mercury increased marginally in mid and lower hills, and Manali recorded a low of 5.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Srinagar 6.6 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar and Solan 7.0 degrees Celsius each, Una 7.6 degrees Celsius, Shimla, Palampur and Dharamsala 8.6 degrees Celsius, 8.7 degrees Celsius and 8.8 degrees Celsius respectively and Nahan 8.9 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperatures rose marginally and Una .
Blanket of haze envelopes Delhi
A blanket of haze enveloped the national capital today with both the maximum and minimum temperatures rising above four degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature today settled at 25.2 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 12 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department official said. The humidity oscillated between 96 and 54 per cent. The Met office has forecast clear skies for tomorrow with the possibility of shallow to moderate fog in the morning. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 23 and 11 degrees, respectively," the weatherman said. Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 21.4 and 9.6 degrees, respectively.
Cold condition continues but minimum temp remains above normal
Cold weather conditions continued to prevail in north Indian states but minimum temperatures remained above normal levels, as they witnessed prevalence of dense to moderate fog. A blanket of haze enveloped the national capital and both the maximum and minimum temperatures rose by up to four notches. The maximum temperature settled at 25.2 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was 12 degrees Celsius, a Met department official in the city said. Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were at 21.4 and 9.6 degrees Celsius respectively. At 7.4 degrees Celsius, Kanpur was the coldest place in Uttar Pradesh, as parts of the state experienced dense fog. Cold conditions continued to prevail in Punjab and Haryana also, even as minimum temperatures stayed few notches above normal in most parts of the states. Fog enveloped several parts of the two states, causing inconvenience to the commuters. Some places including Ambala, Karnal, Ludhiana and Patiala were engulfed in dense fog
Cold wave to prevail in some places in T'gana tomorrow: IMD
: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today warned that cold wave conditions are very likely to prevail at isolated places in Adilabad and Khammam districts tomorrow. K Nagaratna, a scientist at IMD-Hyderabad said that severe cold wave conditions prevailed at isolated places in the districts of Adilabad and Khammam yesterday as well. "Cold wave conditions are very likely to prevail at isolated places in the districts of Adilabad and Khammam from this evening to tomorrow," he said. The IMD website showed that yesterday Adilabad had recorded a minimum of 7 degree Celsius, Bhadrachalam and Medak recorded a minimum of 9.8 degree Celsius while Khammam's minimum was 10 degree Celsius and Hyderabad recorded a low of 12.4 degree Celsius. Minimum temperatures are likely to be below normal by 2 to 3 degree Celsius at isolated places over Telangana, the IMD website informed.
Moderate to dense fog occurs in Raj; Sriganganagar coldest
Moderate to dense fog occurred at isolated areas in the northern parts of Rajasthan where Sriganganagar was recorded as the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 7.2 degrees Celsius. Pilani and Dabok recorded minimum temperature of 8.8 degrees Celsius while Churu, Bikaner, Ajmer, Jaipur, Kota and Jodhpur registered night temperatures of 7.6 degrees Celsius, 10.5 degrees Celsius, 10.7 degrees Celsius, 10.8 degrees Celsius, 13.4 degrees Celsius and 15.2 degrees Celsius respectively, according to the Meteorological Department here. The night temperatures would fall by a few degrees during the next 24 hours, the MeT said.
Kanpur coldest place in Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur recorded the lowest temperature of 7.4 degrees Celsius today as parts of Uttar Pradesh experienced dense fog. Weather was mostly dry over the state, the Meteorological Department said. The weatherman has forecast dry weather for the next two days.
40-day harsh winter period starts in Kashmir Valley
Chillai-Kalan -- the 40-day harshest winter period in Kashmir - started today on a wet note as the higher reaches of the valley received fresh snowfall while the plains were lashed by rains. Fresh snowfall was recorded at the twin resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam during the night as Chillai-Kalan marked its beginning in Kashmir, an official of the MET department here said. He said while Gulmarg recorded 1.8 cm of snow, Pahalgam received nine cms of fresh snowfall last night. Many other areas in the higher reaches of the valley also received fresh snowfall, the official said. He said Srinagar and other areas in the plains of the valley were lashed by rains and owing to cloud cover, the night temperature increased across Kashmir division, including Ladakh region. Srinagar recorded a low of 3.1 degrees Celsius last night, an increase from 2.3 degrees Celsius the previous night, the official said. He said the mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of 2.6 ...
Following is the combined weather
Following is the combined weather summary of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha issued by Nagpur Regional Meteorological Centre today. Summary:Dry weather prevailed over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbhaand Chhattisgarh. No large change in maximum and minimum temperatures over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh. Maximum temperatures wereabove normal over West Madhya Pradesh and normal over rest of theRegion while minimum temperatureswere normal over Vidarbha,Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The highest maximum temperature of 32 degree Celsius wasrecorded at Washim while the lowest minimum temperature of 6 degree Celsius was recorded at Pachmarhi. Chief amount of rainfall - Madhya Pradesh: NIL, Chhattisgarh: NIL and Vidarbha: Nil. Forecast: Fall in maximum and minimum temperatures by 2-3 degree Celsius overNorth Madhya Pradesh and fall by 1-2 degree Celsius over rest of theregion during next 2-3 days. Warning:Shallow to moderate fog over North Madhya Pradesh. Local ...
'Chillai Kalan' begins in Kashmir Valley
The traditional 40-day long period of harsh winter known as the 'Chillai Kalan' began in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday.
Dense fog in UP, Moradabad coldest
The isolated places in Uttar Pradesh were covered under dense to very dense fog, with Moradabad recording the lowest minimum temperature of 6.2 degrees Celsius today morning. However, shallow to moderate fog engulfed a few other places in the state. The MeT department has forecast dense to very dense fog at certain places in the state tomorrow.
Fog engulfs Punjab, Haryana
Cold conditions prevailed in Punjab and Haryana today with most parts of the region engulfed under fog. The minimum temperatures in most parts of Punjab and Haryana hovered between four to one degree celisus above normal, the MeT office said here. Hisar was the coldest place in Punjab and Haryana with a low of 7.4 degrees celsius, 0.5 notches below normal, the local MeT office said. The minimum temperatures in Bhiwani, Rohtak, Karnal, Amritsar, Ambala, Patiala, Sirsa and Pathankot recorded a low of 7.8, 7.9, 8.2, 8.4, 8.8, 9, 9.2 and 10.1 degrees Celsius respectively. Chandigarh, the common capital of both the states, recorded a low of 9.8 degrees celsius, three notches above normal. The MeT has forecast cloudy sky during the next 48 hours.
Respite from cold wave in Kashmir as night temperatures rise
Residents of Kashmir got a big relief from the intense cold wave condition as minimum night temperatures increased by as much as six degrees at some places in the Valley owing to overnight rainfall. Srinagar city, which recorded a low of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius yesterday, saw the mercury jump to 2.3 degrees Celsius last night, a MeT department official said. He said the night temperature in Pahalgam, the famous health resort which also serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra, rose from minus 7.0 degrees Celsius to minus 0.1 degrees Celsius. Leh town of Ladakh region recorded a low of minus 10.5 degrees Celsius last night, over two degrees up from previous night's minus 13.2 degrees Celsius, the official said. He said the mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of 0. 8 degrees Celsius, four degrees up from minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag town recorded a low of 1.0 degrees Celsius. Kupwara town in north Kashmir registered a ...
Himachal slightly warmer, snow in store
The hills of Himachal Pradesh saw a rise in the temperature due to long sunny days, but the Met Office on Wednesday forecast chances of rain and snowfall this weekend.
Shallow fog in Delhi, 54 trains delayed
A layer of shallow fog engulfed the national capital this morning resulting in delay of 54 north-bound rail services and rescheduling 12 others. The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.4 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, the MeT office said. "Fifty-four north-bound trains were running behind scheduled while departure of 12 trains were rescheduled keeping in mind the bad weather conditions," a senior railway official said. The poor visibility due to fog also affected the air traffic. The visibility was recorded at 800 meters and the humidity was 88 per cent at 8.30 a.m. The MeT has forecast mainly clear skies for the day and the maximum temperature is expected to settle at 27 degrees Celsius. Yesterday, the minimum and maximum temperatures settled at 8.8 degrees Celsius and 26.2 degrees Celsius respectively.
Minimum temperatures rise in J&K due to cloud cover
A day before the 40-day-long period of harsh winter known as the 'Chillai Kalan' starts, minimum temperatures rose across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday due to a cloud cover.
Misty Wednesday morning in Delhi, 15 trains cancelled
It was a misty morning here on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average.
Cold waves sweeps North India
Cold wave has gripped several parts of North India as mercury levels dropped extensively across the region.At least 20 trains were arriving late, 15 got cancelled and two were rescheduled due to decreased visibility conditions in New Delhi.Uttar Pradesh has reported thick fog shrouding most of its cities, including Lucknow and Agra. Yesterday, the temperature dipped to 9.4 degrees Celsius in Lucknow.The school timings were also changed in view of the extreme weather conditions in the morning.Severe cold wave conditions were witnessed at isolated places of Punjab, Haryana and north Rajasthan too.The conditions remained in the Kashmir Valley too, as on Tuesday the Ladakh region stayed literally frozen with Kargil recording minus 15.4 and Leh minus 13.2 as the minimum temperatures.
Cold day in Delhi, minimum at 9.6 degrees Celsius
It was a cold day in the national capital with the mercury settling at 9.6 degrees Celsius. The humidity levels were between 88 and 41 per cent. "The maximum temperature was recorded at 23.7 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal while the minimum temperature was recorded at 9.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal," a MeT official said. The weatherman has predicted a clear day tomorrow with possibility of shallow fog in few areas during morning hours.