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Cold day in Delhi under overcast skies

Delhi witnessed a cold day under overcast skies on Friday, with the maximum temperature being the lowest of the season and dense fog leading to cancellation of more than 50 trains and delaying few flights. The minimum temperature was 7.1 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, while the maximum settled at 18.4 degrees, a notch below the average, a meteorological department official said. As many as 55 trains were cancelled, 25 remained partially cancelled and at least 11 delayed across Northern Railways due to low visibility in the morning. Most of the affected trains were running late by two-three hours, officials said. In Palam and Safdarjung, the visibility was zero and 400 metres respectively at 5.30 am, and 50 and 400 metres at 8.30 am. The humidity oscillated between 100 and 65 per cent. The weather office has forecast overcast skies with gusty winds, light rain and thundershowers on Saturday evening and night. There is likely to be shallow-to-moderate fog in the ...

Light rains, hailstorm likely in parts of Rajasthan

Light rains and hailstorm are likely to occur in western parts of Rajasthan in the next 24 hours due to upper cyclonic circulation, a MeT Department official said Friday. Eight districts -- Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Churu, Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar -- may receive rains followed by gusty winds whereas hailstorm is likely to occur in Sikar and Jhunjhunu districts, he said. The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.5 degrees Celsius in Sikar followed by 4.5 in Churu, 6.0 in Sriganganagar, 7.0 in Dabok, 7.5 in Jaipur, 8.8 in Kota, 10.2 in Ajmer, 11.7 in Jodhpur, 12.4 in Jaisalmer, 12.5 degrees Celsius in Barmer. The maximum temperature was recorded in between 17.6 and 28.1 degrees Celsius, the official said.

Cold weather grips Bengaluru, fog disrupts flights

Cold weather with minimum temperature below 7 degrees Celsius accompanied by fog has been disrupting flights in Bengaluru, officials said on Friday.

Cold weather grips Bengaluru, disrupts flights

Cold weather with minimum temperature up to 7 degrees Celsius accompanied by fog has been disrupting flights in Bengaluru, officials said on Friday.

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.