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Dense fog engulfs Uttar Pradesh, night temperature falls
Dense fog covered the isolated places in eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh, with Moradabad recording the lowest minimum temperature, the MeT department said. Moradabad recorded a low of 5.3 degrees Celsius. Night temperatures fell below normal in Lucknow and Bareilly too, it said. The Met office has predicted dry weather across the state and dense to very dense fog at isolated places tomorrow.
Mercury on rise in Jammu, people enjoy pleasant weather
A pleasant weather prevailed in Jammu as the mercury continued its upward trend after nosediving to season's lowest last week. The minimum temperature recorded in Jammu rose by 0.3 notches to settle at 8.0 degrees Celsius - just one degree below normal during this part of the season, a spokesman of the Meteorological department said today. However, he said the day temperature increased by almost four degrees yesterday to settle at 26.1 degrees Celsius which is five degrees above average. In view of heavy snowfall in the high altitude areas and incessant rains in the plains, the city had recorded a high of 14.3 degrees Celsius on December 11, which was the season's lowest day temperature, while the night temperature had dropped to 5.1 degrees Celsius on December 16, making it the coldest night of the winter so far. Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi Shrine, in Reasi district continued to be warmer than Jammu city with minimum temperature settling at ..
Cold weather conditions continue in Pb, Haryana
Cold weather conditions continued in Punjab and Haryana with Adampur becoming the coldest place in both the states. Adampur in Punjab's Jalandhar district recorded a low of 4.1 degrees Celsius, the MeT department said. Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala experienced cold weather conditions at 6, 8.7 and 7.6 degrees Celsius respectively, up to two notches above normal. Chandigarh, the common capital of both the states, recorded a low of 8.2 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Ambala recorded the minimum temperature at 7.6 degrees Celsius. Bhiwani, Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak and Narnaul recorded a low of 6.5, 7.1, 6.5, 8.7 and 8.6 degrees Celsius respectively.
Fog in Lucknow, cold wave intensifies in UP
The Uttar Pradesh capital witnessed a foggy Tuesday morning as the cold wave intensified in the state, the Met office said.
At 3.5 deg C, Churu coldest in Rajasthan
Mercury dropped to 3.5 degree Celsius in Churu, which remained the coldest place in Rajasthan last night, the meterological department said today. Pilani, Dabok, Bikaner and Sriganganagar recorded minimum temperatures of 6.1, 7, 7.3 and 8 degree Celsius, while the night temperature in Ajmer, Jaipur, Barmer and Kota was 9.5, 10.3, 11.9 and 12.6 degrees respectively, according to a Met report. The night temperature is likely to increase by a few degrees during the next 24 hours, the department said.
Misty Tuesday morning in Delhi, 18 trains cancelled
It was a misty morning here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average.
Bahraich coldest place in UP at 4.3 degrees Celsius
Bahraich was today the coldest place in Uttar Pradesh, recording a minimum temperature of 4.3 degrees Celsius, the MeT department said. It said the weather was dry across the state, which witnessed dense fog at isolated places. Day temperatures fell in Faizabad and Agra divisions, while night temperature dropped in Allahabad division. A dense to very dense fog is likely at isolated places in the state tomorrow.
Increase in temp gives some respite to Jammu residents
Residents in Jammu got some respite from biting cold today as the minimum temperature increased slightly. The minimum temperature in the city rose by 2.6 notches to settle at 7.7 degrees Celsius against the previous night's 5.1 degrees Celsius, which was the lowest of the season so far, a spokesman of the Meteorological (MeT) department said. The night temperature was on decline in Jammu since December 13. Heavy snowfall in the high altitude areas and incessant rains in the plains were recorded between December 11 and 14. The maximum temperature also marked a sharp drop with the city recording the season's lowest day temperature of 14.3 degrees Celsius on December 11. However, the maximum temperature increased yesterday with mercury reaching 22.4 degrees Celsius. Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi Shrine, in Reasi district continued to be warmer than Jammu city with minimum temperature settling at 9.5 degrees Celsius against the previous night's 7.2 .
Churu records lowest temp in Rajasthan
Cold conditions prevailed in parts of Rajasthan where Churu remained the coldest, recording a minimum temperature of 2.5 degrees Celsius. According to the MeT Department, Bhilwara recorded a low of 2.6 degrees Celsius, Chittorgarh 3.7 degrees, Mount Abu 4 degrees, Dabok 5.4 degrees and Sriganganagar registered a minimum temperature of 5.5 degrees. In Pilani, the mercury dropped to 5.8 degrees Celsius, Sikar 6.5 degrees, Ajmer 7.3 degrees, Barmer 10.3 degrees and Jaipur 12.3 degrees Celsius, the department said. The cold condition would remain the same in the next 24 hours.
Kargil experiences winter's coldest night
Night temperature at most places in Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, increased last night, even as the mercury continued to fall in Kargil which experienced this winter's coldest night. The minimum temperature in Kargil dipped over a degree from minus 13.4 degrees Celsius to minus 14.5 degrees Celsius, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. He said the mercury has been on a downward spiral for the past week in the town which experienced this winter's coldest night. The nearby Leh recorded a low of minus 11 degrees Celsius last night over a degree up from the previous night's minus 12.2 degrees Celsius. The official said Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius up from the previous night's minus 3.7 degrees Celsius. The mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius, a notch up, while Kokernag town recorded a low of minus 2.3 degrees Celsius. Kupwara town in
Bathinda coldest at 4.5 C as cold weather prevails in Pb & Hry
Bathinda was the coldest place in Punjab today recording a minimum temperature of 4.5 degrees Celsius as cold weather conditions prevailed in the state and neighbouring Haryana. Piercing cold swept Adampur and Amritsar as well, recording respective minimum temperature of 4.6 deg C and 4.8 deg C, a MeT Department official said here. Ludhiana, Halwara and Pathankot experienced a cold night recording respective minimum temperature of 8.3 deg C, 5.6 deg C and 5.3 deg C. Patiala, however, recorded above normal low of 9.1 deg C. The night temperature in Chandigarh settled at 8.2 deg C. In Haryana, Hisar continued to remain the coldest place recording a low of 5.9 degrees Celsius today. Karnal braved the chill at 7.5 degrees, while Narnaul recorded a low of 8.5 deg C. Bhiwani and Sirsa, too, experienced cold weather recording respective minimums of 6.8 deg C and 7.3 deg C. However, Rohtak and Ambala recorded above normal minimum temperature at 9.7 deg C and 9.1 deg C. The MeT ...
Frigid conditions in J&K, HP; icy winds dip mercury in plains
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand reeled in the grip of a piercing cold wave with most places recording the minimum temperature below the freezing point today. Though the sun shone bright in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi, icy winds pushed the minimum temperature below the normal level. While it was cold in the night and morning in Delhi, the mercury settled at 23.6 deg Celsius owing to a warm afternoon. The city recorded a minimum of 7.8 degrees Celsius. In Rajasthan, Churu quivered at 1.6 deg C and was the coldest place in the desert state, where the minimum temperature remained below 10 deg C at most places. At 2.7 deg C, Bathinda recorded the lowest temperature in Punjab. Amritsar had a low of 3.3, Pathankot 3.6, Adampur 4, Ludhiana 5.2, Halwara 5.4, and Patiala 7.5 deg C. Chandigarh recorded a minimum of 7 deg C. Hisar recorded the lowest minimum (4 deg C) in Haryana. Temperatures dropped across Uttar Pradesh overnight with Muzaffarnagar ...
Muzaffarnagar coldest place in Uttar Pradesh
Temperatures dropped across Uttar Pradesh overnight with Muzaffarnagar recording 5.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the state, today. The weather was dry over the state and shallow fog occurred at isolated places, a Meteorological (MeT) department spokesman said. Day temperatures was below normal in Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Agra, Meerut and Lucknow divisions, while night temperatures fell in Gorakhpur and Jhansi divisions, he said here. Night temperatures was below the normal in Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow and Bareilly divisions, the spokesman said. The MeT office has forecast dry weather and shallow to moderate fog at isolated places over the state tomorrow.
Minimum temp settles at 7.8 degrees Celsius in Delhi
Delhiites today witnessed clear skies with the minimum temperature settling at 7.8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. According to the Meteorological (MeT) department, the maximum temperature was recorded at 23.6 degrees Celsius, one degree above the normal. The humidity level was between 92 and 33 per cent respectively. The MeT office has forecast mainly clear skies with mist in the morning for tomorrow. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 23 and nine degrees Celsius tomorrow," the weatherman said. The visibility was today recorded at 1,500 meters at 5.30 am which significantly improved to 3,000 meters at 8.30 am, the MeT office said.
Pahalgam, Kargil experience coldest night of season
Cold wave tightened its grip over Kashmir as the night temperature decreased by several degrees at most places owing to dry weather, even as the weather office predicted a further drop in the minimum temperature. The night temperature dropped at most places in Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, last night, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. He said Pahalgam, in south Kashmir, and Kargil, in Ladakh region, experienced the coldest night of this winter so far last night. The mercury at Pahalgam decreased nearly six degrees from minus 3.5 degrees Celsius the previous night to register a minimum of minus 9.2 degrees Celsius, the official said. It was the lowest night temperature of the season at the resort and the coldest December night there in the last four years. Pahalgam had recorded minus 9.6 degrees Celsius on 27 December 2013 and the mercury had not dropped lower than that in the month over the years till last night. The official said Kargil
Bathinda coldest at 2.7 deg C as cold wave continues in Punjab
The severe cold wave sweeping Punjab and Haryana continued unabated, with Bathinda today reeling at a minimum temperature of 2.7 degrees Celsius. Bathinda was the coldest place in Punjab as icy winds swept most other places in the state, Meteorological department officials said here. Piercing cold swept Amritsar, which recorded a low of 3.3 degrees Celsius while Pathankot, too, was cold at 3.6 degrees Celsius. Severe chill prevailed in Adampur, which recorded a low of 4 degrees Celsius. Ludhiana, Halwara and Patiala, too, experienced a cold night recording respective minimum temperatures of 5.2 degrees Celsius, 5.4 degrees Celsius and 7.5 degrees Celsius. The night temperatures registered a further drop in Chandigarh as well and the low here settled at 7 degrees Celsius. However, foggy weather which had prevailed in Chandigarh during the past five days, cleared and the residents here today woke up to a bright sun shine. In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place recording a .
Sunny morning in Jammu region
A sunny morning in Jammu region provided some respite to people from the biting cold. The night temperature is on decline in Jammu since December 13 after high altitude areas experienced heavy snowfall between December 11 and 14. The city was also lashed by incessant rains during the period, resulting in a marked drop in the maximum temperature which settled at 14.3 degrees Celsius, the seasons lowest, on December 11. The maximum temperature rose after the improvement in the weather with mercury settling at 17.8 degrees Celsius yesterday three degrees below normal during this part of the winter. Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, marked an improvement in the night temperature which settled at 7.2 degrees Celsius against the previous nights 6 degrees Celsius. The snow-covered Banihal, the highway town along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, recorded a minimum of 1.7 degrees Celsius against the previous nights minus 1.8 degrees ...
Intense cold conditions in HP, water bodies freeze
Intense cold conditions led to the freezing of water bodies and drinking water taps in parts of Himachal Pradesh where the minimum temperatures were recorded 12 to 17 degrees below the freezing point. Normal life in high-altitude tribal areas and other high mountain ranges was hit badly. All natural sources of water such as lakes, springs, rivulets and tributaries of major snow-fed rivers have frozen. The discharge of water in major rivers has reduced to 25 per cent. Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti and Kalpa in tribal Kinnaur district had a low of minus 8.7 and minus 3 degrees Celsius. The local MeT office has warned of cold wave and occurrence of ground frost in lower hills tomorrow and dry weather in the region up to December 22.
Northern India shivers in cold
Northern India reeled under severe cold conditions today even as a thick blanket of fog affected the movement of road and rail traffic in the region. The mercury in the plains of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and the national capital dipped over the last few days due to rain and snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. Delhi had a foggy and cold start to the day. The minimum temperature in the capital dipped to chilly 8 degrees Celsius in the morning. A sunny afternoon pushed the mercury to 19 degrees Celsius. Churu in Rajasthan quivered at 1.8 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. Pilani and Sriganganagar recorded minimum temperatures of of 2.4 and 3.9 degrees Celsius respectively, while the night temperature at Bikaner, Sikar, Vanasthali, Barmer, Jodhpur, Jaipur and Kota was 5.2, 5.5, 7.6, 9.1, 9.8, 10.7 and 12.2 degrees Celsius respectively, according to a MeT report. A dense to very dense fog was also witnessed at a few ...
At minus 11.2, Kargil record's coldest night of season
The Kargil town in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir experienced the coldest night of the season last night as the minimum temperature at most places across the division went down owing to a dry weather. The town recorded a low of minus 11.2 degrees Celsius, down by one degree from the previous night, an official of the meteorological department here said, adding that it was the lowest recorded night temperature of the season so far in the state. Leh recorded a minimum temperature of minus 9.6 degrees Celsius, nearly four degrees down from the previous night's minus 5.7 degrees Celsius, the official said. He added that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.1 degrees Celsius, down by one degree from the previous night. The mercury settled at a low of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius at Qazigund in south Kashmir, while Kokernag town recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius. Kupwara town in north Kashmir registered a ...