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IMD issues alert for heavy snowfall, rain in HP from Friday
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded an 'orange warning' of heavy snowfall and rain in Himachal Pradesh from January 4 to 6. Keylong, the administrative centre of Lahaul and Spiti district, continues to be the coldest place in the state at minus 10.8 degrees Celsius recorded between 5.30 pm on Thursday and 8.30 am on Friday, the weather department said. On Thursday, the minimum temperature in Kalpa was minus 6 degrees Celsius, minus 3.2 in Manali and minus 1 degrees Celsius in Kufri and Bhuntar during the period, MeT Centre Director, Shimla, Manmohan Singh said. The IMD has also predicted isolated to scattered precipitation in the state from January 8 onwards. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said Thursday that it was prepared to deal with any eventuality. The state and district control rooms are in a state of readiness to deal with any eventuality, a state official said, adding that tourists and the general public have been advised to avoid the higher ..
At 4.1 deg C Agra coldest place in UP
Agra was the coldest place in Uttar Pradesh recording the minimum temperature of 4.1 deg Celcius Friday morning. A MeT department spokesperson said night temperature was below normal in Gorakhpur division while at other places it was more or less normal. Dense fog occurred at isolated places over the state. The weatherman forecast that rain or thunder showers were very likely at a few places in western Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in eastern UP tomorrow. Hail storm is also very likely at isolated places in western UP Saturday, added.
Intense cold wave in Kashmir; Gulmarg coldest in valley at minus 10 deg C
The cold wave in Kashmir intensified as mercury slipped several degrees below freezing point in most places of the valley with Gulmarg recording the lowest night temperature of minus 10 degrees Celsius. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius Thursday night a drop of 0.2 degrees Celsius from the previous night, the Meteorological department (MeT) official said Friday. The city had earlier experienced two relatively warm nights consecutively as the minimum temperature had stayed above the freezing point for more than 48 hours. Qazigund -- the gateway town to the valley -- in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 0.8 degrees Celsius, while the nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus 1.0 degrees Celsius, he said. In north Kashmir, Kupwara recorded a low of 4.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, a decrease of over one degree, the official said. The night temperature in Pahalgam, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath yatra in south ...
Himachal may see heavy snowfall
Moderate to heavy snowfall may occur across Himachal Pradesh for the next two days, the Met office said on Friday. Residents and tourists have been advised not to venture out to the high hills.
Dense fog blankets Delhi; air quality 'severe'
Dense fog blanketed the national capital on Friday with the visibility dropping to 400 meters and the air quality recorded under 'severe' category, the weather office said.
J&K braces for rain, snow
Minimum temperatures dropped further in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Friday as the weather office forecast widespread rain and snow during the next 48 hours.
14 places in Odisha record temperature below 10 degree Celsius
Odisha continued to reel under cold conditions with 14 places in the state recording temperature below 10 degree Celsius on Thursday. Cold wave conditions are likely to prevail in the state for next few days under the influence of dry and cold wind blowing from northern Himalayan range, the Meteorological Centre here said. Phulbani remained the coldest place in the state recording 6.8 degree Celsius, up from 4.5 degree measured on Wednesday. The mercury stood at 8 degree Celsius in the tourist destination of Daringibadi, also in Kandhamal district, as against 5 degree recorded on Wednesday, it said. As the entire state continued to reel under cold conditions, the mercury slipped below 10 degrees Celsius in at least 14 locations in the state, it said. The mercury stood at 7.6 degrees Celsius in Angul, while it was 8.4 degree in Sonepur, 8.6 degree in Koraput, 9 degree in Titlagarh, Bhawanipatna and Sundargarh, 9.1 degree in Keonjhar, 9.5 degree in Sambalpur, 9.8 degree in
Fog forces Punjab to change school timings, temperatures dip again
Dense foggy conditions in Punjab have forced the education department to change the timings of all schools in the state.
Sunny weather in HP, snowfall at higher reaches
It was a sunny morning across most of Himachal Pradesh Thursday even as the chill in the air persisted due to cold winds sweeping the state, the Meteorological department (Met) said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded an 'orange warning' of heavy snowfall, rain and hailstorm in most parts of the state from January 4 to 6. On Thursday, Keylong, the administrative centre of Lahaul and Spiti district, was the coldest recorded place in the state at minus 11 degrees Celsius, the department said. Several high reaches in the state, located in Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti, Chamba and Kullu districts received fresh snowfall, Meteorological Centre, Shimla, Director Manmohan Singh said. Kalpa, in tribal Kinnaur district, received 7 cm snow from 5:30 pm Wednesday to 8:30 am Thursday, he said, adding that Dalhousie and Bharmour in Chamba district and the high reaches of Kullu and tribal Lahaul and Spiti have also witnessed snowfall during the period. The minimum temperature in ...
Mercury rises in parts of Rajasthan, cold wave persists
There was a slight respite from severe cold wave in most parts of Rajasthan on Thursday as the temperature rose by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius, MeT official said. Bhilwara recorded its minimum at 4.1 degrees celsius, while the mercury settled at 4 degrees in Sikar and 4.1 degrees Celsius in Churu, he said. The minimum temperature was recorded at 3 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan's only hill station Mount Abu, followed by 5.2 in Chittorgarh, 5.9 in Banasthali, 6 in Pilani and Dabok, 7 in Alwar, 7.3 in Sriganganagar, 7.6 in Jaipur, 7.8 in Bikaner, 8 in Kota, 8.6 in Swai Madhopur, 9.8 in Phalodi, 10 in Jodhpur, 11.3 in Ajmer, 11.5 in Jaisalmer, and 12.2 degrees Celsius in Barmer, he said. The maximum temperature was recorded between 19.5 and 29.9 degrees Celsius at most of the places in the state, he added. Traffic movement in Sri Ganganagar and Pilani was affected as visibility was less than 50 metres because of dense fog, he said. The weatherman has predicted cold waves and ground frost ...
Uttarakhand shivers amid snowfall
The hill state of Uttarakhand shivered on Thursday due to snowfall in many areas, the Met Office said.
Rise in temperature, rains likely in Delhi
Delhi is set to get slightly humid and warm over the weekend as the Met Office on Thursday predicted light scattered rains accompanied by a rise in the minimum temperature across the national capital.
Sunny day in Himachal, more snow in store
A day after Himachal Pradesh experienced moderate snow and rain, most of the tourist resorts in the hilly state saw a sunny Thursday although the minimum temperature was below the sub-zero, weather officials said, adding there could be widespread snowfall and rainfall in the state between January 4 and 5.
Minimum temperatures drop in Punjab, Amritsar coldest at 1.8 C
The minimum temperatures dropped below normal limits in Punjab and Haryana on Thursday, with Amritsar reeling at 1.8 degrees Celsius. The temperatures had registered a slight increase on Wednesday, but the night temperatures plummeted again, the meteorological department officials said. Ludhiana recorded a low of 4.2 degrees Celsius, while it was 6 degrees in Patiala. The minimum temperature in other places are: Pathankot (4.1 degrees), Halwara (4.4 degrees), Gurdaspur (4 degrees), Faridkot (6.5 degrees) and Bathinda (6.5 degrees). The minimum temperature in Chandigarh was 5.5 degrees Celsius. Hisar in Haryana recorded a minimum of 4.7 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. The minimum temperature in Karnal and Narnaul were 4 degrees Celsius each. Bhiwani and Sirsa recorded 6.3 degrees Celsius and 6.2 degrees Celsius respectively, while it was 5.6 degress Celsius in Rohtak. The officials said fog reduced visibility early in the morning at many places, including Amritsar, Ludhiana,
Kashmir reels under sub-zero temperatures
The residents of Srinagar continued to experience respite from intense cold, but the rest of Kashmir reeled under sub-zero temperatures, a meteorological department official said Thursday. The city recorded a low of 0.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night, an increase of 0.2 degrees from the previous night, the official said. Qazigund in south Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, while it was minus 2.3 degrees Celsius in nearby Kokernag town and 3.2 degrees Celsius in Kupwara in north Kashmir, a decrease of three degrees, the official said. The night temperature in Pahalgam, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath yatra, was minus 7.3 degrees Celsius, plunging nearly seven degrees from the previous night, he said. The ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 8.5 degrees Celsius, over three degrees down from minus 5.0 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night. Leh town in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir recorded minus 13.3 degrees ...
Cold Thursday morning in Delhi, air quality 'severe'
It was a cold Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.7 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season's average, the Met Office said.
Dense fog disrupts train, flight services in Delhi, pollution 'severe'
As the dense fog and cold wave condition continue to grip the national capital, the train and flight services were hampered on Thursday.Around 12 trains coming in and departing from Delhi were delayed while departures of all flights have been put on hold at Delhi airport due to bad weather and fog conditions since 7:30 in the morning. Three flights have also been diverted.The list of delayed trains includes Purushottam Express, Brahmaputra Express., Farakka Express, Poorva Express, informed CPRO of Northern Railways.As per the Indian Metrological Department (IMD), shallow to moderate fog would continue to linger in the national capital on today and tomorrow with minimum temperature remaining in the range of four to five degree Celsius. However, light rain or drizzle are expected on January 5 and 6 with cloudy skies.The IMD also predicted that the cold wave conditions at isolated pockets over eastern parts of central India and Interior Peninsular India are likely to continue during ...
Minimum temperature drops in J&K; rain, snow likely
The minimum temperature across the Kashmir Valley dropped on Thursday due to clear night sky as the weather office forecast another spell of rain and snow beginning Friday.
Delhi air quality continues to be 'very poor'
The national capital on Wednesday continued to breathe 'very poor' air on the second day of the year.
Minimum temperatures rise across Haryana, Punjab
Minimum temperatures rose at most places across Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday.