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Sunny Sunday morning in Delhi

The residents of the national capital experienced a sunny morning on Sunday, with the mercury settling at 15.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. The weatherman has forecast thundery development with strong winds later in the day in the city, but denied any possibility of rains. According to the Meteorological Department, the humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 59 per cent. "The skies will turn partly cloudy in the afternoon. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 31 degrees Celsius," said an official of the department. On Saturday, the minimum temperature settled at 16.6 degrees Celsius while the maximum was recorded at 30.2 degrees Celsius.

Max temp in Delhi at 30.3 C

It was a pleasant day on Saturday as the maximum temperature settled at 30.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal. The minimum temperature was recorded at 16.6 degrees Celsius. Humidity oscillated between 68 and 31 per cent. The weather office has forecast partly cloudy skies for Sunday with the possibility of thundershowers towards the evening or night. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 31 and 17 degrees Celsius respectively. The meteorological department has forecast light rain and thundershowers on March 25. On Friday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 30.2 and 15.5 degrees Celsius.

Delhi-NCR may get rain by March 25

Since the beginning of March, the national capital and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad have been witnessing on and off rain showers. With the continuation of this trend, the National Capital Region is once again expected to receive light rains, most probably on March 25, said India Meteorological Department.It is expected that these showers will mostly be patchy in nature. Moreover, in the absence of high and strong convective clouds, the chances of hailstorm activities are completely ruled out.According to Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, "March 26 onward, as the weather systems will start moving away eastwards, the weather will gradually start clearing up. Moreover, in wake of all these activities, temperatures will start rising and touch 40-degree mark around the second week of April."Today the minimum and maximum temperatures of Delhi are hovering at 15 Degree Celsius and 30 Degree Celsius with humidity oscillating between 50 per ..

Himachal sees rise in temperatures, rain in store

The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday saw a marginal rise in the temperatures, but the Met Office has forecast chances of rain and snowfall in the coming week.

Pleasant Saturday morning in Delhi

It was a pleasant Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, the weather office said.

Pleasant windy day in city

A pleasant windy day prevailed in the city with the maximum temperature settling at 30.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 15.5 degrees, two notches below the normal, said a Met department official. The humidity oscillated between 69 and 25 degrees. The Met office has forecast mainly clear skies for Saturday with strong surface winds during the day. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 31 and 16 degrees respectively," the weatherman said. No weather activity is foreseen for the next two days over Delhi and NCR and temperatures will increase gradually. The weatherman has forecast light rain and thundershowers on March 25 or 26 due to a fresh Western disturbance and cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan. Thursday, the maximum and minimum temperatures settled at 31.6 and 16.6 degrees respectively.

Pleasant Friday morning in Delhi

It was a pleasant Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 15.5 degree Celsius, two notches below the season's average, the weather office.

Fresh snowfall in Himachal Pradesh brings down temperature

Fresh snowfall in higher reaches and light rains in some parts of Himachal Pradesh brought down temperature in several parts of the state, the Met department said. Manali in Kullu district received 4 cm snowfall while Lahaul-Spiti's administrative centre Keylong and Kinnaur's Kalpa witnessed 12 cm snowfall each, the Shimla Meteorological Centre said. Precipitation also occurred at many other places of the state during the last 24 hours, including Shimla, which received rain with hails, it said. The minimum temperatures decreased by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius and maximum temperatures fell by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius during the last 24 hours, the Meteorological Centre said. Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 7 degrees Celsius while the minimium temperature in Kalpa and Manali was minus 4 degrees Celsius and minus 1 degrees Celsius respectively. In Kufri, Dalhousie and Shimla, the minimum temperature was recorded as 2.2 degrees Celsius, 5.8 degrees Celsius and 7.2 .

Himachal's Manali sees more snowfall, rain in Shimla

Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist destination Manali and its nearby hill destinations received more snowfall in the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday.

Australia braces for twin cyclones, declares emergency in North Territory

Australia on Thursday declared a state of emergency and evacuated people from its Northern Territory as the region braces itself for two cyclones which are expected to make landfall in the coming weekend.CNN quoted the Australian Meteorological Department as saying that Cyclone Trevor, the equivalent of a category three or four hurricane, is expected to strengthen and hit the eastern side of the Gulf of Carpentaria on Saturday. The winds are expected to gather speed of up to 155 miles per hour (250 kilometres per hour), along with heavy rains and storm.In the west of Trevor, Cyclone Veronica has also started gaining momentum since Wednesday. It is equivalent of a category three hurricane and expected to make a landfall on Sunday..

Delhi records pleasant Thursday morning

It was a pleasant Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 16.6 degree Celsius, a notch below the season's average.

MeT forecasts partly cloudy skies in Delhi on Holi

Delhiites can expect to have a partly cloudy Holi on Thursday due to cyclonic circulations over neighbouring Punjab, a MeT official said. Partly cloudy skies prevailed in the national capital on Wednesday with the maximum temperature settling at 34.1 degrees Celsius, three notches above season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 15.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, the official said. The humidity oscillated between 90 and 34 per cent. The weatherman said the skies will remain partly cloudy, although ruling out the possibility of rain. Delhi is likely to experience partly cloudy to cloudy weather for the next 24 hours which will keep the temperatures on a lower note, a Skymet official said. "However, it will be a dry Holi in Delhi," he said. On Tuesday, the maximum and minimum temperatures settled at 30 degrees and 16 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Over 2,000 vehicles crossed Jawahar Tunnel Wednesday

Over 2,200 vehicles crossed Jawahar Tunnel - the gateway to the Kashmir valley - even as fresh snowfall in higher reaches and rains in plains disrupted smooth movement of traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Wednesday, officials said. Kashmir-bound traffic on the 270-km highway, the only all weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was stopped at Udhampur this morning but was later allowed as the weather improved, traffic department official said. He said 2,296 vehicles, including 983 light motor vehicles and 31 buses, crossed Jawahar Tunnel till 7 pm. However, the traffic on the highway would be allowed from Jammu to Srinagar on Thursday as well to facilitate stranded vehicles, mostly trucks, to reach their destination besides the passenger vehicles which returned to Jammu this morning. The traffic on the highway plies alternatively from the twin capitals of Jammu and Srinagar in view of the ongoing work on the four-laning project. Light snowfall was ...

J-K receives fresh snow, farmers expect bumper production

High altitude areas witnessed fresh snowfall and plains in Jammu and Kashmir were lashed with rains on Wednesday.The Kashmir valley is witnessing snowfall in month of March after long time. While the much-awaited snowfall in the Valley has brought smiles back on on farmers as it is a boom for their crops and would amplify the produce.However, for some orchardists, the news of snowfall was not so appealing as it has destroyed their Apple orchids. This is a time of blooms of apple and other fruits in Kashmir Valley.Speaking to ANI, a farmer, resident of Srinagar said, "Snow was needed for the farmers for the bumper harvest. We hope that the snowfall will also resolve the issue of power cuts and scarcity of water in the region."Today, the maximum and minimum temperatures of Srinagar are hovering at 8 Degree Celsius and 2 Degree Celsius, with wind speed 23 kilometres per hour, said India Meteorological Department.The snowfall occurred in Srinagar, Anantnag, Badgam, Bandipore and ...

Kashmir receives fresh spell of snowfall, heavy rain

Kashmir, including Srinagar city, Wednesday received a fresh spell of snowfall-- a rare occurrence in the month of March in recent years-- as overnight rainfall caused water logging in many parts of the capital. Heavy rainfall in plains and snowfall in higher reaches began during the night and continued till around noon of Wednesday, a MET department official said. He said Srinagar also received moderate snowfall for nearly two hours. The rains and snowfall led to accumulation of water on many roads while low lying areas in the city were inundated. The administration used mobile pumps to drain the excess water accumulated on the city roads especially in the commercial hub of Lal Chowk and surrounding areas. The downpour also caused the mercury to fall, leading to winter-like chill in the Valley. Light to moderate rainfall has been forecast in the valley over the next six days.

Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway suspended due to inclement weather

The traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was suspended Wednesday as the high altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir experienced fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by incessant rains, officials said. All the traffic, which was allowed from Jammu to Srinagar Wednesday morning, was stopped at Udhampur due to lurking threat of landslides, especially in the problematic zone of Panthiyal and Ramsu in Ramban district, a Traffic Department official said. He said light snowfall was going on at Jawahar Tunnel - the gateway to Kashmir Valley, while rest of the highway was lashed by incessant rains since Tuesday night. "Intermittent shooting of stones from the hillock overlooking the highway was also reported near Panthiyal since morning, rendering the road unsafe," the official said. Authorities are monitoring the situation and a decision to allow the traffic would be taken once the weather improves and the road is cleared of the debris, he said. The traffic on the ...

Pleasant morning in Delhi, mercury to touch 32

It was a pleasant Wednesday morning in the national capital with scattered clouds dotting the sky, but temperature are set to soar by noon, when the Met expects it to touch 32 degrees Celsius.

Sunny but cold morning in Delhi

It was a sunny but cold Tuesday morning in the national capital, with the minimum temperature dipping to four notches below the season's average at 12.8 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.

Unprecedented snowfall in Himalayas due to global warming: Scientist

The unprecedented snowfall and prolonged cold weather in the Himalayan region this winter was caused by global warming, a weather scientist in Almora said Monday. The trend will continue in the coming years as global weather patterns are changing rapidly, said Dr Sandeepan Mukherjee, a weather scientist at GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development based at Kosi in Almora. . "The erratic patterns of western disturbances, that cause rain and snowfall in winter months in the northern part of the globe, have become so due to the changing patterns of weather caused by global warming," he said. "It seems these erratic patterns will continue in the coming years with increase in global warming," he added. The first spell of rain and snowfall this winter was received in the Himalayan region on December 12 and the last was received as late as on March 13, residents of Munsiyari in Pithoragarh district said. "There were 24 spells of snowfall in Munsiyari ...

It's sunny in Himachal, sub-zero in many places

A day after the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh got moderate snowfall, the state capital Shimla and nearby tourist spots on Monday woke up to sunny weather. However, temperatures were below sub-zero at several places.