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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 ...
At 5.1 deg C, Jammu records coldest night of season
Jammu woke up to a chilly morning as the night temperature settled at 5.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest this season, the meteorological department said today. The night temperature recorded in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir was four notches below normal, it added. The city had recorded a high of 18.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, and a low of 5.7 degrees Celsius yesterday. The high-altitude areas of Jammu had experienced a heavy snowfall between December 11 and December 14, while the city was lashed by incessant rains. This had led to a marked drop in the mercury, the MeT department said. However, barring Jammu city, the other stations in the region marked a slight improvement in the night temperature as Katra, the base camp for Vaishno Devi pilgrims, registered a low of 6 degrees Celsius as against the previous night's 5.7 degrees Celsius. Snow-covered Banihal, a town along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, recorded a minimum temperature of minus
At 1.8 deg C, Churu coldest in Rajasthan
Mercury dropped to 1.8 degrees Celsius in Churu, which remained the coldest place in Rajasthan last night, the meteorological department said today. 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 places in the northern parts of the desert state, which affected vehicular traffic, the report said.
No respite from biting cold wave for Himachal
The hills and valleys of Himachal today shivered under biting cold conditions as night temperatures dropped and the sky remained partially overcast. High velocity winds swept the region and the high- altitude tribal areas saw mild snowfall. Heavy snow cut off Rohtang Pass, Dhundi, Patiseo, Mari Koksar and Keylong from the rest of the state. The high-altitude areas saw temperatures between minus 10 and minus 15 degrees Celsius while Keylong, Kalpa and Manali recorded minimum temperatures at minus 7 degrees Celsius, minus 2.8 degrees Celsius and zero degrees Celsius respectively. Mercury hovered around freezing point at many places. Dalhousie, Solan, Palampur and Shimla shivered at 1.4 degrees Celsius, 2.5 degrees Celsius, 4.2 degrees Celsius and 4.4 degrees Celsius respectively. The mercury stayed below normal at most places and Sundernagar recorded a minimum temperature of 5.0 degrees Celsius, followed by Dharamsala and Bhuntar (5.4 degrees Celsius), Una (7.3 degrees ...
Cold conditions grip north India, man dies in Haryana
Several parts of north India was covered by dense fog today and mercury plummeted in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi while a man was suspected to have died of cold in Haryana. It was a chilly day in the national capital where minimum temperature settled at 7.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average making it the coldest of the season so far. The maximum temperature was recorded at 19.5 degrees Celsius, four notches below the normal, a Meteorological (MeT) Department official said. Shallow fog at several places also dropped visibility during the morning hours. The humidity was between 95 and 53 per cent. Light rains at isolated places in western parts of Uttar Pradesh and fog in certain parts of the state pushed down minimum temperatures in Gorakhpur, Faizabad and Moradabad divisions. Weather was dry over eastern Uttar Pradesh. Aligarh and Muzaffarnagar were the coldest places in the state with a low of 7.4 degrees Celsius. The ...
Cold wave in Pb, Hry; claims a life in Ambala
The severe cold wave sweeping Haryana and Punjab claimed the life of a beggar in Ambala, while a thick blanket of fog in the morning affected normal life in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. Foggy conditions also disrupted flight operations at the Chandigarh International Airport, forcing delay and cancellation of some flights for three days now. Poor visibility due to fog also caused delay of some trains passing through Punjab and Haryana. An unidentified person, who the police believe to be a beggar, was suspected to have died due to the severe cold in Ambala. His body was found near the Rambagh Shiv temple where a devotee called the police. Officials said the person was scantily dressed and might have died of severe cold. Icy winds in Chandigarh forced many residents, especially the elderly, to restrict themselves indoors while labourers working in the open lit bonfires. With 13 degrees Celsius being the maximum temperature, Chandigarh not only recorded one of its ...
Farmers weather bulletin for
Farmers weather bulletin for Maharashtra and Goa. Forecast valid until the morning of 19th December 2017: For 15-19 Dec : Mainly dry weather likely over Maharashtra and Goa States. WARNING : Nil. Kolhapur 29.7 19.0 Panjim 30.7 21.0 Ratnagiri 30.0 19.5 Solapur 32.6 16.1 Satara 30.1 14.5 Sangli 32.0 17.
Minimum temperature drops by 1 to 4 deg C in Rajasthan
The minimum temperature dropped by 1 to 4 degrees Celsius at most places in Rajasthan due to a change in the pattern of cold winds from Jammu and Kashmir, a MeT official said today. According to the MeT department, cold weather conditions prevailed in Jaipur and adjoining areas due to north-easterly winds. Sriganganagar was the coldest place in the state at 3.3 degrees Celsius. The hill station of Mount Abu had a low of 3.4, Sikar 4.5, Churu 4.7, Pilani 4.8, Alwar 5.2, Jaisalmer 6.3, Banasthali 8, Bikaner 8.4, Eranpura Road 9, Barmer 9.4, Ajmer 9.5, Chittorgarh 9.7, Jaipur 9.8, Bundi 10.4, Jodhpur 10.7, Swai Madhopur 11, Udaipur 11.1 and Kota 13 degrees Celsius. A dense fog cover enveloped Churu, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Pilani and Sikar districts. The maximum temperature at most places was recorded between 15.5 and 25.6 degrees Celsius. The mercury is expected to drop further in the next 24 hours.
Light rain, fog in parts of UP dips temperature
Light rain at isolated places in western Uttar Pradesh and shallow fog in certain parts of the state pushed down minimum temperature in Gorakhpur, Faizabad and Moradabad divisions, the MeT office said today. Weather was dry over eastern Uttar Pradesh. Aligarh and Muzaffarnagar were the coldest places in the state with a low of 7.4 degrees Celsius. The MeT office also said that night temperatures fell appreciably in Bareilly and Agra divisions. It forecast that weather will remain cold and dry tomorrow in the state with dense fog likely at isolated places in western Uttar Pradesh.
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