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Cold day in Delhi, dense fog, thundershower in forecast for Thursday
It was a cold day in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 8 degrees Celsius and the weatherman predicting dense fog for Thursday morning. "The minimum temperature was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year, while maximum temperature settled at 19 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal," a MeT official said. The humidity levels oscillated between 88 and 100 per cent. The city received 27.8 mm rains till 8.30 am, while no rainfall was recorded later in the day. The weatherman has predicted dense fog for Thursday morning with possibility of very light rains and thundershowers for later part of the the day. "Maximum temperature is likely to be around 19 degrees Celsius while the minimum may settle around 8 degrees," the official added.
Snowfall in Nepal hill stations around Kathmandu
Mountain regions across Nepal experienced heavy snowfall as Kathmandu valley received rainfall on Wednesday that led to a dip in temperatures. The snowfall in the mountains has been attributed to the change in weather due to westerly disturbance. In the hilly regions, temperatures have dipped and there has been normal to light drizzle. Heavy snowfall across the mountainous regions has affected daily lives of people, especially children and the elderly who struggle to keep themselves warm. In Mustang situated in northwest Nepal, roads have been obstructed due to the snow. However, farmers in the hilly regions have been delighted as snowfall brings moisture for winter crops. Dunai, the headquarters of Dolpa, has witnessed sufficient amount of snowfall. Good snowfall aids the 'Yarshagumba' energy-boosting caterpillar fungus and other valuable herbs to grow in the upcoming season, said locals. Light snowfall has also been witnessed in the hilly areas surrounding Kathmandu valley such as ..
Shimla sees highest snow on single day in 15 years
The Queen of the Hills, as Shimla was called by the British, recorded the highest snowfall on a single day in January in the past 15 years, a Met official said here on Wednesday.
Night temperature drops in Kashmir
A significant drop in night temperature was recorded in many places of Kashmir, while the summer capital Srinagar saw the minimum temperature hovering around freezing point, a MeT department official said Wednesday. The minimum temperature settled at minus 0.3 degrees Celsius in Srinagar Tuesday night, he said. Qazigund the gateway town to the Valley in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.0 degree Celsius, a dip of nearly three degrees over the previous night. The nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus 5.3 degrees Celsius Tuesday night as the mercury plunged five degrees, the MeT said. Mercury settled at a low of minus 0.7 degree Celsius in Kupwara town in north Kashmir. Gulmarg ski-resort in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 10.6 degrees Celsius Tuesday night, a plunge of 6.6 degrees over the previous night, while the Pahalgam tourist resort, in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 5.5 degrees Celsius, the official said. Leh, in the frontier Ladakh region, ...
Massive snow clearance operation underway to restore Jammu-Srinagar NH
A massive snow-clearance operation is underway to restore the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which remained closed for vehicular traffic for the third consecutive day Wednesday, officials said. The snow clearance operation on both sides of the Jawahar Tunnel - the gateway to Kashmir - was started and the snow-clearance operation is going on in full swing, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Traffic National Highway, Pardeep Singh Sen told PTI. An avalanche had also struck the Jawahar Tunnel area on Tuesday, blocking both tubes on Qazigund side. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which maintains the Jawahar tunnel stretch of the highway, pressed its men and machines to clear the road of the accumulated snow yesterday itself, Sen said. We are expecting the highway to be open for traffic by late afternoon. However, only the stranded vehicles will be allowed to move on the highway once we get the green signal, he said. Hundreds of vehicles, mostly trucks, are stranded at various ...
Punjab, Haryana reel under cold weather
A day after rains lashed Punjab and Haryana, most parts of the two states continued to reel under cold, with Adampur recording the lowest temperature at 5.3 degrees Celsius. An official of the MeT department said that in Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, mercury settled at 7.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. In Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala of Punjab the minimum temperature was recorded at 5.4 degrees, 7 degrees and 6.5 degrees Celsius respectively. In Pathankot, Halwara, Bathinda and Faridkot mercury settled at 6.6 degrees, 6.5 degrees, 7.5 degrees, 9 degrees and 5.7 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Ambala, Hisar and Karnal the minimum temperature settled at 7.2 degrees, 6.8 degrees and 5.4 degrees Celsius, upto five degrees above normal. Bhiwani, Sirsa, Rohtak and Narnaul recorded low temperature of 8.3 degrees, 8.9 degrees, 6.6 degrees and 10.2 degrees Celsius respectively.
Temperature dips to sub-zero in Himachal, Keylong coldest at -11 degrees
Cold wave intensified in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, with the mercury dipping to -11.0 degrees Celsius at Keylong region of Lahaul and Spiti district.At -11.0 degrees Celsius, Kylong was also the coldest place in the state.The situation is not much different in other parts of the state where during the past 24 hours, the temperature has gone to sub-Zero.State capital Shimla was also engulfed in a blanket of snow on Wednesday. Thick layers of snow were seen on top of vehicles in Shimla.Manali also received fresh snowfall last night.As per the Meteorological Centre, light to moderate rain or snowfall occurred in Shimla and in the state during the last 24 Hours."Minimum temperatures decreased by 3 to 4 Degree Celsius and maximum temperatures decreased by 2 to 3 Degree Celsius during last 24 hours. However minimum temperatures were 1 to 2 degree Celsius above normal and maximum temperatures were 1 to 2 Degree Celsius below normal," said weather report by the meteorological centre.MeT ..
Weather improves in J&K
After three days of widespread rain and heavy snowfall, weather across Jammu and Kashmir improved on Wednesday as the western disturbance over the state eased off, the Met said.
Fresh snowfall in tourist spots of Himachal
Fresh snowfall was reported in the major tourist towns in Himachal Pradesh, the Meteorological Department said. MeT Shimla director Manmohan Singh said Shimla received 44.5 cm snowfall, Manali 30 cm, Kalpa 39.6 cm and Seobagh 1 cm. These areas recieved snow from 5.30 pm on Tuesday to 8.30 am Wednesday. Dalhousie recorded 60 cm snow, Kufri 55 cm, Keylong 33 cm and Kalpa received 39.6 cm snowfall during the period. Several places in the state recorded rainfall from 2 mm in Chamba to 53.2 mm in Dharamshala, he added. The minimum temperatures in Dalhousie, Kufri, Manali and Chail were minus 2.9 degrees Celsius, minus 2.7 degrees, minus 1.6 degrees and minus 0.7 degrees Celsius respectively Wednesday, he added. Tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state, recording low of minus 11 degrees Celsius, the director said, adding the minimum temperatures in Kalpa was minus 2.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Shimla ..
Shimla, Manali, Dalhousie, Kufri, Chail shiver at freezing point in HP
Fresh snowfall was reported in the major tourist towns in Himachal Pradesh, the Meteorological Department said. MeT Shimla director Manmohan Singh said Shimla received 44.5 cm snowfall, Manali 30 cm, Kalpa 39.6 cm and Seobagh 1 cm. These areas recieved snow from 5.30 pm on Tuesday to 8.30 am Wednesday. Dalhousie recorded 60 cm snow, Kufri 55 cm, Keylong 33 cm and Kalpa received 39.6 cm snowfall during the period. Several places in the state recorded rainfall from 2 mm in Chamba to 53.2 mm in Dharamshala, he added. The minimum temperatures in Dalhousie, Kufri, Manali and Chail were minus 2.9 degrees Celsius, minus 2.7 degrees, minus 1.6 degrees and minus 0.7 degrees Celsius respectively Wednesday, he added. Tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state, recording low of minus 11 degrees Celsius, the director said, adding the minimum temperatures in Kalpa was minus 2.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Shimla .
Cloudy Delhi morning, 25 trains delayed
It was a cold and cloudy morning in the national capital on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 8 degrees Celsius, the Met said. At least 25 Delhi-bound trains were delayed due to dense fog in several parts of northern India.
Light rains forecast for city
It was a cold Wednesday morning in the national capital with rains in the past 24 hours bringing down the minimum temperature to 8 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said. The city received 27.8 mm rains till 8.30 AM, he said. The minimum temperature was 12.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. Relative humidity was 100 percent this morning, he said. Partly cloudy skies with possibility of very light rains and thundershowers are forecast for later part of the the day. Maximum temperature is likely to be around 19 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature was 19.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. Twenty-one north bound trains including Mahabodhi Express, Lichchvi Express, Brahmputra Mail, Rewa Express, Shiv Ganga Express and Vikramshila Express were running late due to bad weather conditions, Northern Railways said.
Winter chill returns in UP after overnight rain
Overnight rains across the state capital and others places in Uttar Pradesh brought down the mercury signalling the return of winter chills on Wednesday.
Rain expected to lash Northwest India from Jan 24: IMD
Another spell of rain is expected to lash parts of Northwest India from January 24 as per the India Meterological Department's prediction. The capital and its neighbouring areas have been witnessing a sudden spell of rain accompanied by thundershowers post-Monday afternoon.IMD said, "Another Western Disturbance would affect Northwest India from January 24 onwards."Furthermore, the IMD informed that the rain on Monday in Delhi occurred due to western disturbances.The rain in Delhi on Monday, came a day after the city recorded the warmest January day since 2012. The maximum temperature settled at 28.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, seven notches above the season's average. Whereas, on Monday, the national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 11 degree Celsius while the maximum was 20 degree Celsius.The sudden spell of showers on Monday led to a slow movement in traffic. People returning home from work had to witness slow traffic movement. The Safdarjung observatory recorded 1.2 mm ...
U'khand receives season's heaviest snowfall
Uttarakhand received the seasons' heaviest snowfall on Tuesday, officials said. Nainital, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri received heavy snowfall. Mussoorie received nearly half-feet snow, while Dhanaulti hill station was also covered with snow from Monday night. Dehradun received incessant rainfall that started on Monday night. The Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway and some other roads are closed between Kund and Chameli due to snowfall, officials said. The meteorological department said rainfall and snowfall might continue for the next few days. After the directions of the weather office, most of the schools in many district remained shut.
Season's heaviest snowfall in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand on Monday recorded the seasons heaviest snowfall with the hill resort of Mussoorie virtually wearing a blanket of snow.
Delhi records first clean air of 2019 as rain cools the city
Delhi witnessed its cleanest day of the year on Tuesday as rains accompanied by strong winds lashed the city causing the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) to reach 'moderate' levels against the usual 'very poor' or 'severe'.
Himachal turns white, tourists enjoy hurling snowballs
The Himachal Pradesh capital along with Manali and Dalhousie on Tuesday witnessed the season's heaviest snowfall that snapped road links. However, tourists made merry, hurling snowballs at each another.
Rain spell to boost wheat yield, contain yellow rust disease, says Punjab official
Widespread rain that lashed Punjab and Haryana is beneficial for the wheat crop and will help boost the yield, an official of Punjab agriculture department said Tuesday. Rain will also help in containing the fungal disease yellow rust, the director of the agriculture department, Jasbir Singh Bains, said. "Rains have come at the right time. At this stage, rains are very beneficial for wheat crop. Rainfall activity will lead to increase in photosynthesis activity and it will help in increasing output of the crop," he explained. Wheat is the main rabi crop in Punjab and is grown in over 35 lakh hectare area in the state, also known as the food bowl of the country. "The weather conditions were congenial for the attack of yellow rust. But now with rains,it will be controlled to a large extent," Bains said, adding that an attack of yellow rust had already appeared on wheat crop in a village in Anandpur Sahib. Yellow rust is a fungal disease which turns crop's leaves yellowish and stops ...
Cold prevails in Jammu region
Intense cold conditions prevailed across Jammu region as snowfall continued in higher reaches while heavy rains lashed plains on Tuesday, forcing closure of many roads including the Jammu-Kishtwar Highway and Doda-Assar road, officials said. The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, also remained closed for the second day owing to the continuous snowfall along the Banihal-Qazigund stretch including Jawahar Tunnel where an avalanche also struck around 0425 hours, blocking both tubes on Qazigund side, the officials said. Snow accumulation of one to five feet was reported from higher reaches but there was no report of any damage, the officials said, adding district authorities have advised people to avoid slopes due to threat of avalanches and also clear accumulated snow from rooftops regularly. They said the authorities also announced closure of schools for the day in Kathua and Udhampur districts as a precautionary ...