The cold wave intensified in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday with several places in the state witnessing more spells of snow in the past 24 hours.
It was a cold morning in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.8 degrees Celsius, six notches below the season's average, the weather office said.
As many as 13 districts of West Bengal received moderate to heavy rainfall for the third day in a row on Wednesday while Met officials predicted improvement of weather conditions from Thursday.
The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 20 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, six notches below normal, a Meteorological Department official said. "The minimum temperature settled at 9.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal," he said. Humidity levels oscillated between 95 and 62 per cent. The weatherman has predicted shallow fog for Thursday morning. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 21 and 7 degrees Celsius respectively," the official added. On Tuesday, the minimum temperature settled at 9.5 degrees Celsius, while the maximum was recorded at 21 degrees Celsius.
Maximum and minimum temperatures dipped across Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday with overcast conditions and rain in some parts.
The hill resorts of Mussoorie and Nainital in Uttarakhand received yet another spell of snowfall on Wednesday.
The national capital and its adjoining regions such as Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad will continue to witness light rain showers and thunderstorms till Wednesday night."Now a cyclonic circulation lies over Northwest Rajasthan and a trough is extending from this circulation up to Uttar Pradesh across Delhi-NCR. Therefore, we can say that conditions are still favourable for the occurrence of rain and thundershowers over Delhi and its nearby areas. Intensity will be mostly light with one or two moderate spells," Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency said.Not only that, another spell of thundershowers and rain are also expected over Delhi and National Capital Region on March 2 and 3. The rain will occur because of fresh Western Disturbance approaching the northern hills and its induced cyclonic circulation affecting the northern plainsToday, the minimum and maximum temperatures of Delhi is hovering at 10 Degree Celsius and 20 Degree Celsius with humidity 80 per cent. The
Delhiites woke up to a cloudy Wednesday morning, with the weatherman predicting possibility of a hailstorm and thundershowers in the national capital during the day. The minimum temperature was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature is expected to reach 21 degrees Celsius, according to a MeT department official. The MeT department has forecast light rain with possibility of hailstorm or thundershower during the day, the official said. On Tuesday, the minimum temperature settled at 9.5 degrees Celsius, while the maximum was recorded at 21 degrees Celsius.
It was a cold and cloudy Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.
The Himachal Pradesh capital on Wednesday witnessed snowfall that snapped internal road links but brought joy to tourists, who were seen making merry hurling snowballs at one another.
The Himachal Pradesh capital, the tribal district of Kinnaur and several other places in the higher reaches of the state received fresh snow on Wednesday, while many areas in the lower hills witnessed rainfall which reduced the minimum temperature by a few notches. According to officials, education institutes in Shimla and Kinnaur district would remain closed on Wednesday in view of the snowfall. Fresh snowfall and rain has intensified cold wave conditions in the state, the meteorological department said.
Chandigarh and its surrounding areas received light rain on Wednesday morning.
The minimum temperatures in Himachal Pradesh remained below freezing point on Tuesday as the state received more rain and snow, the weather office said.
Rains in the past 24 hours resulted in a dip in the minimum temperature here on Tuesday morning to 10.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. The Meteorological Department (Met) said Delhi received 2.4 mm rains in the past 24 hours up to 8.30 am on Tuesday. Light to moderate rains coupled with thunderstorms, and lightening in isolated pockets, is the forecast for the day, the weatherman said. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 22 degrees Celsius. Relative humidity in the morning was at 91 percent, he said. On Monday, the minimum temperature settled at 9.2 degrees Celsius, while the maximum was recorded at 25.4 degrees Celsius.
It was a cold and cloudy Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average.
Rainfall is likely to be normal this year, private weather forecasting agency Skymet Weather said on Monday.Coming out with the first 'Preliminary Monsoon Forecast Guidance for 2019', Skymet said, "Our first guidance for Monsoon 2019 is that there is more than 50 per cent chance of normal monsoon. We will come out with another update in the first week of April."According to the Chief Executive Officer of Skymet Weather, Jatin Singh, "The El Nino conditions were on the rise in the Pacific Ocean till December last. The temperatures are now declining, and the probability of El Nino is also falling. This will reduce to about 50 per cent by the time Monsoon arrives with a gradual decline thereafter as well. Going by the early indications, this means it is going to be devolving El Nino year."India defines average, or normal, rainfall as between 96 per cent and 104 per cent of a 50-year average of 89 cm for the entire four-month season beginning June.
As many as 11 flights were diverted from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport to nearby airports due to bad weather in the national capital on Monday evening.Due to a sudden change of the weather in the national capital and overhead congestion, nine flights were diverted to Jaipur whereas two were diverted to Lucknow.Along with the change in weather, war memorial inauguration which included fly-past led to air-space restriction on civil aircraft movement that contributed to air-traffic congestion. There were also two VIP movements from the airport during the same time, which further prolonged the delays.Home Minister Rajnath Singh's scheduled departure from Lucknow to Delhi also got delayed due to weather conditions in the capital.On Monday afternoon, many parts of the city witnessed unprecedented rains and abrupt bad weather.
Six persons were killed and normal life disrupted as rains accompanied by thunderstorm lashed Kolkata and other southern West Bengal districts on Monday, officials said.
Rains lashed Delhi on Monday evening, making it pleasant for the people even as it increased the humidity in the air. The maximum temperature was recorded at 25.4 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, while the minimum temperature settled at 9.2 degrees, three notches below the season's average, a weather official said. The humidity oscillated between 95-45 per cent. The weather office has predicted overcast conditions along with the possibility of light-to-moderate rainfall and thundershowers with strong surface winds for Tuesday. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 22 and 13 degrees respectively," the official said. On Sunday, the minimum temperature settled at 11.8 degrees Celsius, while the maximum was recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius.
Three persons, including a girl, were killed and normal life was disrupted as rains accompanied by thunderstorm lashed Kolkata and other West Bengal districts on Monday, officials said.