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Delhi's air turns very poor; rain might bring relief
Delhi's air quality took a sudden downward turn on Wednesday to 'very poor' after days of improved 'poor' to 'moderate' category. Experts, however, say rain forecast from Wednesday night might bring down pollutants in the air.
Colder than Antarctica: brutal deep freeze grips US Midwest
A life-threatening deep freeze gripped the American Midwest on Wednesday as weather colder than Antarctica grounded flights, disrupted travel and brought life to a standstill for tens of millions. Mail deliveries were suspended, schools and business closed, and residents encouraged to stay home in nearly a dozen states where temperatures overnight sank into the negative double digits, the worst cold to grip the region in a generation with all-time records still under threat. America's third city Chicago -- where the morning temperature was -22 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 Celsius), which felt like -50 degrees (-46 Celsius) with wind chill -- was colder than Alaska's state capital and even colder than parts of Antarctica. More than 1,500 flights were cancelled in the city's two major airports while rail operator Amtrak scrapped train services from its Chicago hub. The US Postal Service -- known for its commitment to bringing the mail whatever the weather -- suspended deliveries in parts of .
Cold wave conditions continue in Delhi
Cold wave conditions continued in the city, with the minimum temperature hovering below the six-degrees mark. The Meteorological (MeT) Department has forecast that the maximum and the minimum temperatures are likely to be 19 and seven degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature Wednesday was recorded at 5.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average and the maximum temperature was recorded at 20.9 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. Humidity oscillated between 97 and 48 per cent. The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky with the possibility of light rains and strong surface winds. There is also a possibility of hailstorm at isolated pockets. On Tuesday, the minimum temperature settled at 5.4 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 20.6 degrees Celsius.
HP: Dalhousie, Kufri receive fresh snowfall; MeT forecasts more snow
Tourist spots Dalhousie and Kufri in Himachal Pradesh witnessed a fresh bout of snowfall Wednesday even as the meteorological department has forecast heavy rain and snow in the high and mid-hills of the state. Dalhousie in Chamba district witnessed 4 cm snowfall, while Kufri in Shimla district experienced light snowfall, said Manmohan Singh, Director MeT centre Shimla. Kalpa in tribal Kinnaur district received 1.4 cm snowfall, he added. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rain and snowfall in the high and mid-hills and thundershowers in the low-hills and plains of the state from January 30 to February 1 and again on February 4. The weather will mainly remain dry in the state on February 2 and 3, Singh said, adding that some places in the high hills might witness rain and snowfall on February 2 and 3. Meanwhile, Manali in Kullu district continued to shiver below sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday. The resort town recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.4 ...
Slight increase in minimum temperatures in Haryana, Punjab
The minimum temperatures on Wednesday registered a marginal increase at many places in Punjab and Haryana, even as cold weather conditions continued to prevail, the Meteorological department said. In Punjab, Gurdaspur recorded a low of 6 degrees Celsius followed by 6.6 degrees Celsius in Patiala, 7 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 7.7 degrees in Ambala and 8.5 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana, Met officials said. The union territory of Chandigarh recorded a low of 7 degrees Celsius, they added. In Haryana, Hisar recorded a minimum of 5.1 degrees Celsius, 6 degrees Celsius in Bhiwani, 6.8 degrees Celsius in Sirsa and 7.7 degrees Celsius in Ambala. According to the MeT department, overcast conditions were seen at many places in the region.
Jammu-Srinagar NH reopens for one-way traffic
The strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened for one-way traffic Wednesday after authorities cleared the landslide which had struck the highway in Ramban district, a traffic department official said. The landslide had blocked the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, at Anokhi fall around 1.30 am but after the road clearance operation was completed at 9.15 am, Jammu-bound vehicles were allowed to ply, the official said. He said the traffic was going on smoothly when last reports came in although the weather remained cloudy. Hundreds of Jammu-bound vehicles were left stranded on the highway on Tuesday due to shooting of stones from the hillock overlooking the highway at Panthiyal, also in Ramban district. Accordingly, authorities decided to allow traffic from Srinagar to Jammu on Wednesday as well. The traffic on the highway usually plies from the twin capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu alternatively but heavy snowfall, .
Manali continues to shiver at sub-zero temp amidst forecast of more snowfall
The resort town of Manali in Kullu district continued to shiver below sub-zero temperatures amidst a forecast of more snowfall in the high and mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh, the Meteorological department said on Wednesday. Manali recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, Manmohan Singh, Director, MeT centre, Shimla, said. Tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state at a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius, he said, adding that the minimum temperature recorded at Kalpa in another tribal district of Kinnaur was minus 6.6 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures in Dalhousie, Solan, Shimla, Kufri and Palampur were 1.3 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees Celsius, 2.2 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees Celsius and 4 degrees Celsius respectively, he added. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heavy rain and snowfall in the high and mid-hills and thundershowers in the low-hills and ...
Thunderstorm, hail likely in Delhi over next few days
Thunderstorms accompanied by hail over the next two days are set to see temperatures dip further in the national capital, which recorded a minimum of 5.2 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal.Dense fog and low visibility also caused 12 trains to be delayed in the national capital.The minimum temperature recorded is four degrees below normal for this time of the year, and the national capital is expected to witness light rains today with thunderstorms and hail predicted for the next few days. Dense fog is also very likely over the next few days at isolated places in Delhi, according to India Meteorological Department.The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) recorded at 12.25 pm on Wednesday the overall air quality of the National Capital Region as 'very poor', with the air quality index (AQI) at 266.The maximum temperature in the national capital is likely to be around 20 degrees Celsius.
Snow, ice hit parts of UK
Snowfalls and icy conditions have swept across the UK, with weather warnings in place for large parts of the country. The Met has said it expects rain and snow to last till Friday.
Temperatures rise across Himachal, snow likely
The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday saw a marginal rise in temperatures due to a dry spell, but the Met has forecast rain and snowfall over the next two days till Friday.
Chillai Kalan ends, weather improves in J&K
Minimum temperatures improved throughout Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday due to a nightlong cloud cover as the 40-day long period of harsh winter cold 'Chillai Kalan' ended.
Rains likely in Delhi
It was a cold Wednesday morning here with minimum temperature at 5.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal, the Met said, adding the city may witness light rains during the day.
Cold wave conditions continue in Delhi, rain in forecast for Wednesday
Cold wave conditions continued in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 5.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average. The maximum temperature was recorded at 20.6 degrees, two notches below the normal, said a Met department official. The humidity oscillated between 94 and 52 per cent. For Wednesday, the Met office forecasted cloudy skies with the likelihood of very light rain and thundershowers towards night and morning. "There will be shallow to moderate fog in the morning. Skies will be generally cloudy with slight possibility of very light rain and thundershowers towards night and morning," it said. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover between 21 and 6 degrees respectively," it added. On Monday, the minimum temperature settled at 5.5 degrees Celsius, while the maximum was recorded at 18.9 degrees Celsius.
Cold wave intensifies in Himachal; MeT forecasts rain, snowfall from Wednesday
Cold wave conditions continued in Himachal Pradesh with minimum temperatures slipping below normal limits at many places even as the meteorological department predicated rain and snowfall in the state from Wednesday. The high and mid hills will witness heavy rain and snowfall while low hills and plains thundershowers from January 30 to February 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday. Cold wave intensified its grip in the state with minimum temperature plummeting 3 to 4 degrees Celsius below normal limits. Maximum temperature was also 2 to 3 degrees Celsius below average, said Manmohan Singh, Director MeT Centre Shimla. Precipitation occurred at isolated places over the state during the last 24 hours, he added. Tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong remained the coldest place in the state at minus 16.2 degrees Celsius, Singh said. The weather will mainly remain dry in the state on February 2-3, he said, adding that rain and snowfall may ...
Severe cold wave conditions continue unabated in parts of Rajasthan
Severe cold wave conditions continued unabated in parts of Rajasthan, where the mercury dipped to minus 1.1 degrees Celsius in Churu district. The sole hill station recorded 0 degrees Celsius, while Bhilwara registered 0.8 degrees Celsius. Sikar and Chittorgarh shivered at 2 degrees, Vanasthali and Dabok at 2.8 degrees, and Kota 5 degree Celsius. The night temperature in Jaipur and Sawaimadhopur was 5.2 degree Celsius, 5.4 degrees in Sriganganagar and 5.5 degrees Celsius in Ajmer. Other stations recorded the minimum temperature between 5.5 and 8 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological (MeT) Department here. Cold wave conditions prevailed in many areas, while isolated pockets suffered severe cold wave. Looking at the cold conditions, the district administer here has already changed timings of schools here. The weather conditions would remain the same during the next 24 hours.
Cold wave in Rajasthan
Rajasthan is in the grip of a cold wave, with temperatures touching record lows in many places. The Met has forecast rain the next two days.
US Midwest to experience coldest weather in decades
A Polar Vortex will hit the US Midwest, which will cause extreme low temperatures that could shatter records and plunge much of the region into its deepest freeze in decades, according to forecasters.
Cold wave continues in Pb, Hry; Adampur coldest at 1.1 deg C
Cold weather conditions continued to prevail in most parts of Punjab and Haryana, the MeT department said Tuesday. Adampur in Punjab was the coldest at 1.1 degrees Celsius followed by Amritsar at 1.5 degrees Celsius, it said. Several other places in Punjab reeled under piercing chill with the temperature in Bathinda settling at 1.8 degrees Celsius followed by Halwara (2.5 degrees), Pathankot (3.1 degrees), Ludhiana (5.7 degrees), Patiala (6.4 degrees) and Gurdaspur at a low of 6.6 degrees Celsius, meteorological department officials said. Union Territory of Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said. In Haryana, Narnaul was the coldest at a low of 3 degrees Celsius followed by Hisar (3.2 degrees), Karnal and Sirsa at identical 3.6 degrees Celsius each, Rohtak (5.4 degrees) and Bhiwani at 3.8 degrees Celsius.
Cold Tuesday morning in Delhi
It was a cold Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 5.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average, the weather office said.
Cold wave grips J&K
A severe cold wave tightened its grip on Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday even as the Met forecast another spell of moderate snowfall beginning late on Wednesday.