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Fresh spell of rain, snowfall likely in HP from Saturday
A fresh spell of heavy rain and snowfall is likely in Himachal Pradesh from January 19 to 24, the meteorological department said on Friday. A western disturbance will affect northwest India from Friday evening. As a result, light rain and snowfall will occur at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh on January 19, Shimla MeT Centre Director Manmohan Singh said. Thereafter, distribution and intensity of the rain and snowfall will increase and fairly widespread to widespread rain and snowfall will occur over Himachal Pradesh from January 20 to 24, he said. Isolated heavy to very heavy rain and snowfall are likely to occur over the state from January 21 to 24, he added. Meanwhile, tourist hotspot Manali in Kullu district continued to reel under sub zero temperatures with a low of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius, Singh said. Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 7 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Kinnaur's Kalpa was ...
Foggy Friday morning in Delhi
The national capital on Friday woke up to a cold, foggy morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.8 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average, the weather office said.
Cold wave grips west UP; Muzaffarnagar coldest at 3.2 deg C
Cold wave conditions prevailed at isolated places over western Uttar Pradesh with Muzaffarnagar recording the lowest temperature in the state at 3.2 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said Thursday. Weather remained dry in the state Thursday with shallow to moderate fog occurring at many places, it said. Dense to very dense fog was also witnessed at isolated places in the state, the MeT office added. Night temperatures remained appreciably below normal in the Meerut division and below normal in Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Faizabad, Allahabad, Lucknow, Bareilly and Agra divisions and normal in the remaining divisions of the state, it said. The MeT said the lowest temperature in the state at 3.2 degrees Celsius was recorded in Muzzaffarnagar. It has forecast shallow to moderate fog at a few places and dense to very dense fog at isolated places in the state. The cold wave condition is very likely to prevail at isolated places over western Uttar Pradesh, the MeT added.
Fresh snowfall in high reaches brings mercury down in HP
Fresh snowfall in some high reaches brought down the minimum temperatures in most parts of the state Thursday, the Meteorological department said. Keylong, the administrative centre of the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti, continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 10 degrees Celsius. It received 3 cm snowfall from 5.30 pm Wednesday to 8.30 am Thursday, Shimla MeT centre Director Manmohan Singh said. The mercury settled at minus 3.8 degrees Celsius in tribal Kinnaur district's Kalpa, which received 0.4 cm snowfall during the period. The minimum temperature in Manali of Kullu district was minus 0.6 degree Celsius while it was zero degrees Celsius in Chail, 0.9 degrees Celsius in Kufri, 1.7 degrees Celsius in Dalhousie, 2.7 degrees celsius in Chamba and 3.2 degrees Celsius in the state capital Shimla Thursday, around four notches down from Wednesday, the weatherman said.
Cold wave continues in Punjab, Haryana; Amritsar coldest at 0.4 deg C
Cold wave continued unabated in most parts of Punjab and Haryana with Amritsar shivering at 0.4 degrees Celsius, the MeT department said on Thursday. In Punjab, Adampur recorded a low of 1.7 degrees Celsius, Halwara 1.9, Bathinda 3 and Faridkot 3.2 degrees Celsius. The weatherman said the mercury settled at 4.8 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana and Pathankot, 5 degrees Celsius in Gurdaspur and 6 degrees Celsius in Patiala. The Union Territory of Chandigarh braved cold weather at 6.1 degrees Celsius,an official of the MeT department said. In Haryana, Hisar recorded a minimum of 3.5 degrees Celsius, Karnal 3.6, Sirsa 3.8, Rohtak 4, Bhiwani 5.7 and Ambala 6.4 degrees Celsius. Foggy conditions prevailed at several places including Patiala, Ludhiana, Karnal, Faridkot and Amritsar.
Minimum temperatures rise in most parts of Kashmir
A day after Kashmir witnessed a bout of snowfall, the minimum temperature at most places in the valley increased Wednesday night, providing much-needed relief to residents, the weatherman said. The weather stayed mostly dry Wednesday night after intermittent snowfall on Tuesday, an official of the MeT department said. He said similar conditions are likely to prevail for two more days -- Thursday and Friday -- after which another wet spell is expected for a few days. There is a possibility of widespread rain and snowfall, with a higher intensity on January 22, the official said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar rose from minus 2.1 degrees Celsius the previous night to minus 1.3 degrees Celsius. He said Qazigund -- the gateway town to the valley in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 0.2 degrees Celsius up from minus 2.9 degrees Celsius the previous night. The nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus 2.0 degrees Celsius Wednesday night. The mercury in Kupwara town in north .
Intense cold wave freezes Himachal
An intense cold wave saw most parts of Himachal Pradesh shivering on Thursday, with Kalpa and Keylong towns seeing more snowfall.
Severe cold wave continues in Kashmir Valley
A severe cold wave continued in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday despite an improve in weather conditions after snowfall the previous day, the weather office said.
Cold, foggy Thursday morning in Delhi
The national capital on Thursday woke up to a cold, foggy morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average, the weather office said.
Cold day in Delhi, min temp at 4.5 deg C
It was a cold day in the national capital with the minimum temperature dropping to three notches below the season's average. "The minimum temperature was recorded at 4.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, while the maximum temperature settled at 21.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal," a MeT official said. The humidity levels oscillated between 100 and 55 per cent. The weatherman has predicted shallow fog for Thursday morning. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 20 and 5 degrees Celsius," the official added. On Tuesday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were 19 degrees Celsius and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Rise in night temperature across Jammu
Overcast conditions led to an increase in the night temperature across the Jammu region which, however, reeled under cold wave conditions with sun hidden behind the clouds, a MeT official said Wednesday. The minimum temperature in Jammu city appreciated by several notches to settle at 6.2 degrees Celsius against the previous night's 3.5 degrees Celsius, a spokesman of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said. Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, recorded a low of 7 degrees Celsius, an increase of 1.7 degrees Celsius from the previous night, he said. The snow-bound Bhadarwah township in Doda district, which was reeling under sub-zero temperature, recorded a minimum of 0.6 degrees Celsius, while Banihal and Batote along Jammu-Srinagar national highway recorded a night temperature of 1.6 and 3.1 degrees Celsius, respectively, the spokesman said. The increase in the minimum temperature was due to the overcast conditions, the spokesman said, adding ..
Unabated cold wave in Pb, Haryana
Most parts of Punjab and Haryana reeled under cold weather conditions with Karnal being the coldest place in the region at 2.4 degrees Celsius. Union Territory Chandigarh, the joint capital of both the states, witnessed its minimum at 5.6 degreesCelsius,an official of the MeT department said Wednesday. Among other places in Punjab, Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala braved cold conditions at3.6, 4.1 and 4.1 degrees Celsius respectively, up to two degrees below normal. Pathankot, Halwara, Adampur, Gurdaspur, Bathinda and Faridkotrecorded their respective lows at 5.6, 4.2, 3, 4.7, 3 and 3 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Ambala, Hisar, and Narnaul experienced cold weather conditions at 4.8, 3.7 and 3.5 degrees Celsius respectively, up to three degrees below normal. Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa recorded their respective lows at 4.8, 6.5 and 5.2 degrees Celsius respectively, up to two notches below normal. Fog was witnessed at several places including Patiala, Ludhiana, Karnal and Amritsar, the ...
Icy winds envelop Himachal, chances of snow
Icy winds enveloped the hills of Himachal Pradesh with the higher reaches recording sub-zero temperatures. There are chances of mild rain and snow at a few places in the state till Wednesday.
Fresh snowfall in Valley
There was some relief from the intense cold conditions for the residents in Kashmir as night temperatures rose by several degrees, even as the valley experienced fresh snowfall on Wednesday, MeT department said. Fresh snowfall began at many places across the valley including Srinagar, breaking the intense cold wave conditions. Pahalgam, tourist resort - which also serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra recorded three cm of fresh snow last night, an official a MeT official said. The night temperature rose across Kashmir owing to a cloudy sky, he said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar rose over three degrees from minus 5.8 degrees Celsius on the previous night to settle at minus 2.1 degrees Celsius Tuesday night, the official said. He said Qazigund the gateway town to the valley in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.9 degrees up by over four degrees from minus 7.2 degrees Celsius on the previous night. The nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus
Intense cold winds lash Delhi
Biting cold winds from the northwest lashed the national capital on Wednesday as the minimum temperature here dropped to 4.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.
Slight improvement in minimum temperatures in Himachal
Himachal Pradesh has witnessed slight improvement in minimum temperatures in most parts of the state Wednesday, the Meteorological department said. However, Keylong, the administrative centre of the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 7 degrees Celsius, a notch above than Tuesday, Shimla MeT centre Director Manmohan Singh said. The minimum temperature in Kalpa, another tribal district of Kinnaur, was minus 2.6 degrees Celsius, he added. The minimum temperature in Palampur was 5 degrees Celsius, against Tuesday's two degrees while it was 5.2 in Chamba, 5.5 in Kufri, 6.2 in Dalhousie and 7 degrees Celsius in state capital Shimla, a rise of 3 degrees, he added. The minimum temperature in Shimla was 4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
Heavy snowfall to hit Kashmir
The Met on Wednesday forecast heavy snowfall for at least five days starting Saturday that is likely to disrupt air and surface traffic to and from the Kashmir Valley.
Heat wave in Australia as mercury touches 50
Temperatures touching 50 degrees Celsius have been recorded in some parts of Australia as a heat wave scorches the country leading authorities to issue an Ozone alert on Wednesday in Sydney.
Cold conditions continue in Delhi, fog delays 13 trains
Cold conditions continued in Delhi Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 7 degrees Celsius, two notches below the normal. As many as 13 trains were running late due to fog, officials said. "The maximum temperature was recorded at 19.3 degrees celsius," the weather office said. According to a meteorological department official, humidity was recorded at 92 per cent. On Monday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were 19 degrees Celsius and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Cold wave condition prevails in Raj, Churu coldest at 0.4 deg Celsius
Cold wave conditions prevailed in most parts of Rajasthan as minimum temperature dropped by 1 to 7 degrees Celsius due to western disturbances and snowfall in hilly areas, the Met department said Tuesday. Churu was the coldest place in the state at the minimum of 0.4 degrees Celsius, followed by 5.3 degrees Celsius in Ajmer, 6 in Dabok, 6.9 in Jaipur, 7 in Kota, 7.1 in Bikaner, 7.8 in Sriganganagar, 8.0 in Jodhpur, 8.6 in Jaisalmer and 9.7 degree Celsius in Barmer, the weatherman said. Cold wave condition was witnessed in Bhilwara, Tonk, Pilani, Jhunjhunu, Sikar and Churu districts, he said. The Met department has predicted the cold wave condition to prevail in the state with further drop in the minimum temperature at several places in next 24 hours.