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Light to moderate rain in Punjab, Haryana
Light to moderate rain was seen at several places in Punjab and few parts of Haryana in the early hours of Tuesday, even as the minimum temperatures hovered in the normal range. According to the Meteorological department officials here, rain lashed Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Adampur, Pathankot, Bathinda, Faridkot, Gurdaspur, Halwara, Mohali and Jalandhar in Punjab. In Haryana, Panchkula, Ambala, Yamuna Nagar and Sirsa received light showers. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, also received light rain. The weatherman has forecast more rain in the two states on Wednesday. Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 11.8 degrees Celsius. Ambala in Haryana recorded a low of 12.5 degree Celsius, while Hisar registered a minimum of 8.9 degree Celsius. The minimum temperatures at Karnal (11.6 degree Celsius), Narnaul (11.5 degree Celsius), Rohtak (10.2 degree Celsius), Bhiwani (9.8 degree Celsius) and Sirsa (9.6 degree Celsius) hovered close to normal limits. Amritsar (6.6 .
Tourists flock to Shimla, enjoy snowfall
The Himachal Pradesh capital on Tuesday received snowfall, leading to a surge in tourist footfalls as the visitors flocked to enjoy the snow-covered landscape.
Fresh snowfall in Himachal's Shimla, Kufri, Dalhousie
Fresh snowfall in Shimla, Kufri and Dalhousie brought down temperature in most parts of Himachal Pradesh, the meteorological department said Tuesday. Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla, and Kufri, Dalhousie and Mashobra received 7, 35, 25 and 3 cm snowfall, respectively, between 5.30 pm Monday and 8.30 am Tuesday, the weather office here said. Tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong and Kinnaur's Kalpa also saw 5 and 22 cm snowfall, respectively, during the period, it added. Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 8.6C, whereas the minimum temperature in Kalpa was minus 3.4C. Kufri, Chail and Dalhousie also reel under intense cold with the minimum temperature at the respective places reaching minus 1.7C, minus 0.2C and minus 0.4C. The minimum temperature in Shimla and Manali was 0.5 and 0.8C respectively. Also, several parts of the state received light rainfall, including Shimla.
Cold, misty morning in Delhi
It was a cold, misty morning in Delhi on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 12 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, while the air quality was in the 'poor' category.
More rains likely in Delhi-NCR
Thunderstorm and gusty winds could disrupt railway and airline operations in the coming days as western disturbances are expected to bring rains across Delhi and its adjoining region.According to Skymet Weather, a private weather forecasting agency, we can expect rains of varying intensity from February 18 to February 22 across the national capital and adjoining areas of Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad."At present, an active Western Disturbance has approached the Western Himalayas, which would be soon inducing a Cyclonic Circulation over northwestern plains. Due to these systems, Delhi-NCR may receive scattered light to moderate rain and thundershower activities during this week," the organisation added.The minimum and maximum temperatures are hovering at 13 Degree Celsius and 24 Degree Celsius, while humidity in the region throughout the day will oscillate between 60 per cent to 63 per cent, said India Meteorological Department.Until now, Delhi has received excess rainfall ..
Maximum temps fall after light rains in parts of Punjab, Hry
Maximum temperatures dropped by a few notches after light rains in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday, the Met office said. Parts of Punjab and Haryana, including Chandigarh, have been receiving light rains for the past three days, the Meteorological department officials said. Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 20.4 degrees Celsius on Monday, which was two notches below normal limits, they said. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a maximum of 20.9 degrees Celsius, down one notch against normal limits, while the maximum temperature in Ludhiana was recorded at 16.6 degrees Celsius, down six notches against the normal, the Met officials said. Patiala's maximum settled at 20.6 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal limits, they said. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 20.5 degrees Celsius, down two degrees, while the maximum temperature in Hisar was 24 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal, they said. Karnal registered a maximum of 22 degrees Celsius, down ..
Delhi's air quality in 'poor' category, likely to improve in coming days
The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the "poor" category on Monday and is likely to improve in the coming days as there is a possibility of scattered rain and winds, authorities said. According to data provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was 254. An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and between 401 and 500 "severe". The CPCB said 25 areas in the national capital recorded "poor" air quality, while it was "very poor" in two areas. The level of PM2.5 (particles in the air with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres) was recorded at 104 and the PM10 level was at 199, it said. In the National Capital Region (NCR), Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Noida and Gurgaon recorded "poor" air quality. The Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) said the air quality will remain in the "poor" ...
Intense cold wave grips Himachal
An intense cold wave gripped most parts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday with the weather office predicting more rain and snowfall in store.
Rain, snow forecast for J&K
Rain and snowfall is likely in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday and Tuesday after the minimum temperatures across the region improved following a nightlong cloud cover.
Rainfall likely in Delhi today, air quality to dip further
Cold wave coupled with heavy rain and hailstorm are likely to sweep across Delhi on Monday evening, a private weather forecasting agency said."Due to the presence of one after another active Western disturbance, rain and thundershowers will occur over Delhi-NCR between February 18 to 22. On 21 February, rains will increase over the region and during that time, we expect moderate rains accompanied with hailstorm activity over entire Delhi-NCR," said Skymet.Due to the presence of light to moderate winds, air quality has shown marginal improvement with the Air Quality Index (AQI) docking at 204 in the morning, which falls in the 'poor' category, said state-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).However, experts have predicted that the air quality will deteriorate in the coming days."Between February 18 to 20, pollution levels will also increase but around February 21, pollution is expected to get washed away. Further, February 22 onwards, the weather will .
Delhi records two notches below season's average
The maximum temperature in the city settled at 21.9 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 10.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal. "While the Safdarjung observatory recorded moderate fog with the visibility of 250 metre, the fog was dense in Palam area as the observatory there recorded visibility at zero metre," a Met official said. The humidity oscillated between 100 and 58 per cent, the official said. The weatherman has predicted moderate to dense fog on Monday morning. "Tomorrow, a partly cloudy sky with strong surface wind during day is predicted, with a possibility of very light rain with thunderstorm likely towards afternoon/evening," the official said. The minimum temperature and maximum temperature are expected to settle around 12 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius respectively on Monday.
Rain, thundershowers likely this week: Met
The weather department here on Sunday predicted light rain and thundershowers for the coming days as another western disturbance is about to hit the northwest plains, including Delhi-NCR on Monday.
Cold, misty Sunday morning in Delhi
It was a cold, misty morning in Delhi on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, with 'poor' air quality.
Chilly Sunday morning in city
It was a partly cloudy Sunday morning in the national capital, with the minimum temperature settling at 12 degrees, two notches below the season's average. "The minimum temperature was recorded at 8.30 AM at 12 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal while the chilly winds made the morning difficult for Delhiites," a MeT official said. The humidity level was recorded at 92 per cent. The weatherman has predicted a cold day ahead and shallow to moderate fog on Monday morning. "Skies will remain partly cloudy. The minimum temperature and maximum temperature are expected to settle around 11 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius respectively," the official said. It was the coldest February 16 in Delhi in the past four years, with the mercury settling at 20.2 degree Celsius on Saturday.
Temperatures below freezing point in Himachal
After three days of widespread rain and snow, people in Himachal Pradesh woke up to a bright and sunny Sunday morning, but temperatures remained below the freezing point, an official said here.
Dalhousie, Kufri, Manali get fresh snowfall; minimum temperature dips in HP
The minimum temperature in most parts of Himachal Pradesh dropped by a few notches Saturday following fresh snowfall in popular tourist destinations Dalhousie, Kufri and Manali, the Meteorological Department (Met) said. Dalhousie in Chamba district, Kufri in Shimla district and Manali in Kullu district saw 24 cm, 7 cm and 3 cm snowfall respectively from 5.30 pm Friday to 8.30 am Saturday, the MeT centre in Shimla said. Tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong and Kinnaur's Kalpa also received 9 cm and 7 cm snowfall respectively during the period. The minimum temperature in Manali, Kufri, Dalhousie and Shimla was recorded at minus 1.8, minus 1.5, 1.5 and 2.9 degrees Celsius during the period, it added. Keylong, however, continued to be the coldest place in the state, with a low of minus 12.8 degrees Celsius, the Met centre said, adding that the minimum temperature in Kinnaur was recorded at minus 5.6 degrees Celsius.
Snow blankets Manali, Kufri, Dalhousie
Tourist resorts of Kufri, Manali, Dalhousie and Kalpa in Himachal Pradesh received moderate snowfall turning them more picturesque on Saturday.
J&K weather improves
Weather in Jammu and Kashmir improved on Saturday and the Met said it will stay better for the next 48 hours till Monday.
Rain, snowfall continue in Uttarakhand
The higher reaches of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall on Friday, while the lower areas were lashed by heavy rain.
Rains bring no respite as air quality deteriorates in Delhi
Heavy downpour that hit Delhi and its surrounding areas on Thursday failed to improve the overall air quality index (AQI) on Friday.The AQI was docking at 320 in the morning. At Mathura Road, the AQI was 314 with Particulate Matter (PM) 10. At Dhirpur, the AQI was 324 while in Pitampura area it dipped to 'very poor' category at 353. Furthermore, AQI near Pusa Road, Airport Terminal 3 and Chandni Chowk stood at 301, 309 and 316, respectively.As per Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, "Light scattered rains are expected to continue over the national capital region till February 15. By February 16, the weather systems will move towards east India giving rain in Uttar Pradesh.""As a consequence of the rainfall activity, maximums in Delhi and its adjoining areas will drop by 2 Degree Celsius to 4 Degree Celsius, while the maximums will again start increasing February 16 onwards," it added.Moreover, rail services were disrupted in the region as a thick blanket of fog engulfed the .