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Heavy snowfall in Uttarakhand

Heavy snowfall in the upper reaches of the Himalayas and rains in the lower areas of Uttarakhand on Monday heralded a fresh spell of cold wave in the hill state.

Chopper, ropeway services shut after snowfall in Vaishnodevi

The chopper and ropeway services were Tuesday shut due to snowfall and bad weather conditions at the Vaishnodevi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, officials said. The Vaishnodevi shrine, located in the Trikuta hills, received this season's first snowfall on Sunday even as pilgrims continued their journey to pay obeisance. "The chopper service and passenger and material ropeway have been closed due to snowfall and bad weather condition on Tuesday," CEO of Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), Simrandeep Singh told PTI. Bhawan, Bhairon Ghati, Sanjichhat and Himkoti in Trikuta and the serpentine route received few inches of snow, shrine board officials said. Despite the snowfall, over 12,861 pilgrims paid obeisance at the shrine and over 11,000 pilgrims are on their way to it, they said.

Shimla, Manali receive heavy snowfall

Himachal Pradesh's capital city Shimla and other tourist places of the state like Manali, Kufri and Narkanda received heavy snowfall since the wee hours Tuesday, the meteorological department said. Shimla received 5 cm snowfall till 8.30 am and it is likely to continue during the day, MeT Centre Shimla director Manmohan Singh said. Besides Manali received 5 cm snowfall, Kothi 20 cm, Saluni 6 cm and Kalpa 7.4 cm snowfall till 8.30 am, he said. Tourists in large numbers gathered at the historical Ridge and Mall road in Shimla to enjoy snowfall. Meanwhile, cold wave conditions intensified across the state as widespread rain and snowfall occurred during the last 24 hours. Ghamroor received the highest 62.8 mm rainfall followed by Dharamsala 47.4 mm rainfall, Kangra 39.6 mm, Palampur 32 mm, Saluni 25 mm, Kheri 28 mm, Banjar 33 mm, Kasauli 40.5 mm, Dharampur 30.2 mm, Jogindernagar 25 mm, Naina Devi 32 mm, Una 21.8 mm and Shimla received 13.2 mm rainfall. Light to moderate rain and snowfall .

Delhi to witness another spell of rain today

Delhi is expected to witness another spell of winter rains on Tuesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle. There will gusty winds through the day with the minimum and maximum temperature likely to be around 9 and 21 degrees Celsius respectively. The capital and its neighbouring areas have been witnessing a sudden spell of rains accompanied by thundershowers post-Monday afternoon. The showers continued during evening and night leading to a drop in temperature."Another Western Disturbance would affect Northwest India from January 24 onwards," warned the IMD.Delhi received the wet spell on Monday due to western disturbances, said the IMD. On Monday, the national capital received rains, a day after recording the warmest January day since 2012 on Sunday. The maximum temperature settled at 28.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, seven notches above the season's average.The prevailing situation is a result of active western disturbance, the .

Rains lash Delhi, air improves to 'moderate'

Winter chills returned to Delhi as incessant rains accompanied by strong winds lashed the national capital through the night and on Tuesday causing the mercury to dip several notches.

White hills in Himachal, tourists make merry

The Himachal Pradesh capital and picturesque Manali and Dalhousie on Tuesday witnessed more snow that snapped road links, however, tourists made merry by hurling snowballs at one another.

Widespread rainfall in Punjab, Haryana

Widespread rainfall was experienced in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday. Temperatures are likely to fall further due to snowfall in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, the Met said.

Heavy rain, snow lash J&K

Incessant rain in Jammu division and light to moderate fresh snowfall in the Kashmir Valley occurred on Tuesday as the Met forecast improvement from Wednesday onwards.

Snowfall, rain in Himachal Pradesh, cold wave intensifies

The cold wave conditions intensified across Himachal Pradesh on Monday with fresh snowfall in the higher reaches and rains in lower hills, the MeT department said. The maximum temperature has fallen in most parts of the state and more rain and snowfall are predicted this week, Director Shimla MeT centre Manmohan Singh said. Heavy rain and snowfall are likely in Shimla, Mandi, Kullu, Kinnaur, Chamba, Kangra, Lahaul and Spiti district in the next three days. On Monday, the tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong received 18 cm of snow, Dalhousie got 10 cm of snow followed by 6.4 cm of snow at Kalpa, 4 cm in Pooh and Sangla each and one cm of snow was registered at Kufri, he said. There was mild snowfall in Shimla, Nahan and Mandi. Besides, 0.6 to 6 mm of rain was received in Sundernagar, Bhuntar, Dharamshala, Nahan, Palampur, Solan, Manali, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Amb and Tissa on Monday, Singh said. The maximum temperature has declined because of the fresh .

Delhi receives light rainfall, temperature dips

Delhi received light rainfall on Monday, a day after recording the warmest January day since 2012. The minimum temperature was recorded at 11.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average while the maximum temperature was 22.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. The Safdarjung observatory, the recording of which is considered official for the city, recorded 1.2 mm rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm. Palam recorded 2.8mm, Lodhi Road 0.8mm, Ridge area 0.6mm and Ayanagar 0.6mm rainfall respectively. Humidity oscillated between 98 and 66 per cent. The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky for Tuesday with the possibility of light to moderate rain/thundershowers and isolated hailstorm. There will be gusty winds through the day with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 20 and 11 degrees Celsius respectively. Delhi recorded the warmest January day since 2012 on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling at 28.7 degrees Celsius, ...

Rains turn Delhi cool, maximum temperature to fall further

Light rains accompanied by winds on Monday turned Delhi pleasantly cool with the maximum temperature dropping to 22 degrees Celsius, against Sunday's 28.7 degrees - warmest January day since 2012.

In Pictures: Heavy rain, fresh snowfall seen in various parts of Srinagar

The MET office forecasts widespread rain and snow with heavy falls at isolated places till Tuesday.

Chandigarh gets rain; temperatures rise in Haryana

Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced light rain on Monday evening. The rain was accompanied by winds.

Fresh snowfall in Kashmir, rains lash higher reaches

Fresh snowfall was witnessed in the higher reaches of Kashmir Monday and rains lashed the plains even as there was some respite from cold wave for valley residents. Moderate rains lashed the plains of Kashmir from early hours of Monday while there were reports of snowfall in higher reaches of the valley, officials said here. The MeT Office has forecast widespread rain and snow over the state with heavy falls at isolated places till Tuesday. The minimum temperature in Srinagar Sunday night settled at minus 0.3 degree Celsius, same as previous night, a MET official said. He said Qazigund, the gateway town to the valley, in south Kashmir recorded a low of 0.6 degree Celsius, while the nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus 0.3 degrees Celsius Tuesday night. The mercury in Kupwara town in north Kashmir settled at a low of minus 0.6 degree Celsius. Gulmarg ski-resort in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4 degrees Celsius Sunday night, while Pahalgam tourist resort, in south ...

Heavy snowfall shuts Jammu-Srinagar Highway

The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway -- the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country -- was suspended Monday as high altitude areas experienced heavy snowfall while plains were lashed by incessant rains. Jawahar Tunnel the gateway to Kashmir - along the 270-km highway received nearly two feet of snow since Sunday evening, forcing authorities to close the arterial road for traffic, an official of the traffic department said. However, local traffic on Banihal-Ramban stretch of the highway was allowed despite incessant rains which also triggered shooting of stones near Battery Cheshma this morning. The road was immediately cleared to allow local traffic, the official said. He said the snow clearance operation on both sides of the Jawahar Tunnel was going on despite intermittent snowfall. The early opening of the highway for traffic looks bleak as weatherman has predicted moderate to heavy snowfall and rains across Jammu and Kashmir till ...

Fresh snow in Himachal, heavy spells likely

After days of dry weather, cold intensified its grip across Himachal Pradesh on Monday with the higher reaches receiving fresh snowfall.

Cold, cloudy Monday morning in Delhi

It was a cold and cloudy morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season's average, the weather office said.

Moderate to heavy snow, rain forecast for J&K

Fresh snowfall started in the valley on Monday as the Met forecast moderate to heavy rain and snowfall across Jammu and Kashmir over the next two days till Wednesday.

At 28.7 deg C, Delhi records warmest January day since 2012

Delhi recorded the warmest January day since 2012 on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling at 28.7 degrees Celsius, seven notches above the season's average. While it was cold and foggy in the early hours with a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year, the mercury rose to 28.7 degrees Celsius by the evening, a Met department official said. The humidity levels oscillated between 48 per cent and 100 per cent. The official said it was the warmest January day since 2012, when it was 25.6 degrees Celsius on January 16, 2012. Last year, the warmest day was recorded on January 19 at 27.7 degrees Celsius, he said. The maximum temperature is expected to drop on Monday to 25 degrees Celsius, while the minimum is likely to be around 10 degrees Celsius, he added. For Monday, the weatherman has predicted a cloudy sky with light rain or thunderstorms in the evening or at night. There is also the possibility of isolated incidents of hailstorms, he ..

Slight improvement in minimum temperatures in HP

There was a slight improvement in minimum temperatures at Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, an official at the MeT Department said. However, tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 3.5 degrees Celsius, he said. The minimum temperature in Kinnaur's Kalpa town was minus 0.6 degrees Celsius, the official said. Shimla, Dalhousie and Kufri recorded minimum temperatures of 7.5 degrees Celsius, 5.1 degrees Celsius and 3.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. The MeT Department here has warned of heavy snowfall and rains in the high and mid hills of the state on Monday and Tuesday.