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Manali, nearby hills covered in snow

Manali and its nearby hills in Himachal Pradesh received more snow on Friday and are wrapped in a white blanket to the glee of tourists, the Met Office said.

Srinagar, Jammu experience coldest night of season

Record-breaking cold continued on Friday in both Jammu and Srinagar cities as intense cold wave lashed Jammu and Kashmir, the Met Office said.

Cold morning in Delhi, minimum temps settles at 5 deg Celsius

Delhiites woke up to a cold Friday morning as the minimum temperature was recorded at five degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. Humidity was recorded at 91 per cent. The weatherman has forecast clear skies through the day with the possibility of haze or smoke, and the maximum temperature is likely to settle at 21 degrees Celsius. According to a MeT department official, the minimum temperature on Saturday might dip to three degrees Celsius. On Thursday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 3.4 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest December day in the national capital since 2014. The maximum temperature was recorded at 21.3 degrees Celsius.

Cold Friday morning in Delhi; air quality 'very poor'

It was a cold Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average, the Met Office said.

Slight rise in temperature in Odisha

In a respite from the biting cold, the weather warmed up in Odisha Thursday with slight rise in temperature, but the meteorological centre here warned of harsher days ahead. Phulbani, the district headquarters town of Kandhamal, turned out to be the coldest place in the state recording 8.2 degree Celsius, showing a rise from 6 degree Celsius measured on Wednesday, the MeT centre said. The minimum temperature in the tourist destination of Daringibadi, also in Kandhamal district, went up from Wednesday's 5.5 degree Celsius to 10 degree on Thursday. The mercury stood at 9.5 degree Celsius in Sundargarh, 9.6 degree in Angul and 10 degree Celsius in Titlagarh and Balasore, it said. The minimum temperature in state capital Bhubaneswar rose to 13.4 degree Celsius as against 12.4 degree Celsius recorded on Wednesday, while in neighbouring Cuttack it stood at 12.2 degree Celsius. Though the rise in temperature gave a major relief to the people from intense cold, the weatherman ...

Cold wave continues in Punjab, Haryana

Amritsar city recorded a low of 1 degree Celsius on Thursday as cold wave conditions prevailed across the plains of Punjab and Haryana in the past 24 hours.

Temperature dips to 1.8 degrees C in Nashik in Maharashtra

Nashik in north Maharashtra is shivering under a cold spell with the mercury plummeting to 1.8 degrees Celsius in parts of the district. Nashik city recorded the lowest temperature of this season at 5.7 degrees Celsius Thursday, local Met department officials said. An early morning temperature of 1.8 degrees Celsius was recorded at Kundewadi agricultural research centre in Niphad tehsil, officials said. Farmers in the area made bonfires in grape plantations to protect the fruit from cold. This weather will persist for another four days, Met officials said.

Maharashtra gets the winter chills

Different parts of Maharashtra experienced the winter chills with temperatures plummeting to as low as 1.8 degrees Celsius in Niphad, the IMD said here on Thursday.

Manali, Kalpa in Himachal get snowfall

Some parts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday received snowfall but it continued to elude the capital, Met said.

At 3.4 deg C Chandigarh experiences coldest night of season, fog affects life in parts of Pb, Hry

Punjab and Haryana were under the grip of a cold wave, with their common capital Chandigarh recording the season's coldest night so far at 3.4 degrees Celsius, which is two notches below the normal. Adampur in Punjab was the coldest place in the two states with a low of 0.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Amritsar, where the minimum settled at 1 degree Celsius, two notches below the normal limits, the meteorological department said. Piercing cold gripped Ludhiana too, which recorded a minimum of 2 degrees Celsius, down three notches against normal, while Patiala's low settled at 4 degrees Celsius. Pathankot (2.9 degrees Celsius), Bathinda (2.5 degrees Celsius), Halwara (degrees Celsius) Faridkot (3.8 degrees Celsius) and Gurdaspur (3.2 degrees Celsius) also braved intense chill. Hisar was the coldest place in Haryana with a minimum of 2.8 degrees Celsius, down four notches against normal limits. Ambala recorded a low of 4.2 degrees Celsius, Karnal's minimum settled at 3.2 degrees ...

Srinagar experiences coldest Dec night in 3 decades, many water bodies in Valley freeze

Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital experienced the coldest December night in nearly three decades with a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, while the mercury in most parts of Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region stayed way below the freezing point resulting in frozen water bodies and water supply lines. On December 7, 1990, Srinagar had recorded a low of minus 8.8 degrees Celsius. According to a meteorological department official, several stations in the Valley registered record night temperature. While in Srinagar the mercury settled a degree down on Wednesday night from the previous night's minus 6.7 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg and Leh were the only two stations where the minimum temperature increased on Wednesday night, the official said. Qazigund in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 6.1 degrees Celsius, down from minus 5.9 degrees Celsius the previous night. It was the coldest night of the season at the town and the coldest December night there in the last eight years. The nearby ...

No relief from cold as Delhi records minimum of 3.7 deg C

Cold wave conditions persisted in Delhi on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 3.7 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal, a day after the national capital recorded its coldest December day since 2014. The relative humidity recorded in the morning was 97 per cent. The city had registered a low of 3.6 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and in parts of Delhi the mercury had dipped to even 3.4 degrees Celsius. A MeT department official Thursday said, "The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.7 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 21 degrees Celsius." The weatherman has forecast fog on Friday morning and haze thereafter. Delhi has been reeling under intense cold wave conditions for the past few days. On December 23, the minimum temperature was recorded at 3.7 degrees Celsius. It is expected to dip to 3 degrees Celsius after December 28. On Wednesday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 21.3 ...

Fresh snowfall in Manali, Kalpa

Manali and Kalpa in Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Wednesday night, the Meteorological department said. Rain and snowfall is also predicted in isolated parts of the state between December 30 and January 3. While Kalpa received 5 cm snowfall, Manali received 3 cm snowfall, Director of MeT Centre, Shimla, Manmohan Singh said Thursday. He said several parts of Himachal Pradesh, including tourist attractions Shimla, Manali, Dalhousie, Kufri and Narkanda, may receive snowfall around the New Year. Snowfall is predicted in middle and higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh on December 30 and December 31 under the influence of a fresh western disturbance from December 29, he said. Another western disturbance may cause snowfall and light precipitation over the state from January 1 to 3 next year.

Cold Thursday morning in Delhi; air quality 'very poor'

It was a cold Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 3.7 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average, the Met Office said.

Coldest December night in Srinagar in 28 years

Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of the season as the city shivered at minus 7.6 degree Celsius, the Met Office said on Thursday.

Cold wave intensifies in Uttarakhand

Extreme cold wave conditions continued to prevail in most parts of Uttarakhand as the temperature plummeted to sub-zero level in more than six towns in the state, an official said on Thursday.

At 3.6 deg C, Delhi records coldest December day in 4 years; mercury to dip further on weekend

People of Delhi shivered in cold wave conditions Wednesday with the minimum temperature dropping to 3.6 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest December day in the national capital since 2014, the Met department said. The Palam observatory registered a minimum temperature of 5.5 degrees Celsius, while areas under Lodhi Road and Ayanagar recorded minimum temperatures of 3.4 and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively. "The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average. The maximum temperature was recorded at 21.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal," a Met department official said. Delhi has been reeling under intense cold wave conditions for the past few days. On December 23, the minimum temperature was recorded at 3.7 degrees Celsius. It is expected to dip to 3 degrees Celsius after December 28. The humidity oscillated between 38 and 100 per cent. The Met office has forecast clear skies along with the possibility of dense fog on ...

Temperature drops in many parts of Rajasthan

Minimum temperature dropped by 1 to 3 degree Celsius in many of parts of Rajasthan amid cold wave conditions, the Met department said Wednesday. Churu recorded a minimum of 0 degrees Celsius, followed by 2.0 degrees Celsius in Sikar, 2.2 in Mount Abu, 2.5 in Pilani, 2.8 in Alwar, 3.5 in Sri Ganganagar, 5.6 in Banasthali, 5.8 in Bhilwara, 6.0 in Eranpura road, 7.4 in Jaipur, 8.0 in Bikaner, 8.2 in Bundi, 8.3 in Kota, 8.5 each in Swai Madhopur and Barmer, 8.6 in Chittorgarh, 8.8 in Udaipur, 9.0 in Ajmer, 10.2 in Jaisalmer, 10.4 in Phalodi and 10.5 degrees Celsius in Jodhpur. Cold wave conditions prevailed in Churu, Sriganganagar, Sikar, Pilani and Alwar districts of the state, the weatherman said. The Met department has forecast dip in maximum temperature in some parts of the state in next 24 hours.

11 trains cancelled due to fog: Railways

Eleven trains were cancelled, two trains were partially cancelled and the frequency of six trains were reduced Wednesday due to foggy weather conditions, a Northern Railway spokesperson said. A total of 316 trains were affected on Christmas morning due to bad weather conditions, he said. The trains starting from Delhi, including the Lucknow-New Delhi Gomti Express, Lucknow Junction-Meerut city express and Howrah-Anand Vihar Express, were cancelled Wednesday, the spokesperson added. Delhi experienced its coldest day this season at 3.6 degrees Celsius Wednesday.

Cold wave continues in UP; Muzaffarnagar coldest at 1 deg C

Cold wave conditions continued at isolated places in western Uttar Pradesh, with Muzaffarnagar being the coldest place in the state, recording a minimum temperature of 1 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department Wednesday said shallow to moderate fog occurred at isolated places in the state and there was dense fog in some parts of western UP. Night temperatures fell appreciably below normal limits in Allahabad, Meerut, Faizabad, Lucknow, Agra and Gorakhpur divisions and below normal in Varanasi, Kanpur and Bareilly divisions, it said. Night temperatures were normal in the remaining divisions of the state, the MeT office said. The lowest minimum temperature over the state at 1 degrees Celsius was recorded at Muzaffarnagar, it said. It has forecast cold wave conditions at isolated places and shallow to moderate fog at a few places in the state.