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Mercury rises across Kashmir, slight relief from cold conditions

The mercury across Kashmir rose on Friday night providing some relief to residents from cold conditions, even as all weather stations in the valley and Ladakh region continued to record sub-night zero temperature. There was improvement in the weather as the night temperature increased considerably across the valley last night owing to overcast conditions, a MET department official said. He, however, said the mercury continued to settle below the freezing point across Kashmir division, including Ladakh region. The official said the night temperature in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, settled at a low of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius last night up over two degrees from the previous night's minus 4.0 degrees Celsius. The city had experienced the season's coldest night on the previous night. He said Pahalgam health resort, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, registered a low of minus 3.7 degrees Celsius - up from minus

At 7.6 deg C, Delhi records lowest temperature for season

Delhiites Saturday woke up to a cold morning with the minimum temperature dipping to 7.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest for the season so far. The humidity level was recorded at 95 per cent at 8.30 AM, a Met department official said. Visibility was recorded at 1000 metres at 8.30 AM. The Met office has forecast clear skies for the day ahead and haze and smoke towards the afternoon. "The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 24 degrees Celsius," the weatherman said. On Friday, the minimum temperature settled at 8.8 degrees Celsius, while the maximum was recorded at 24 degrees Celsius.

Cold wave continues in Kashmir Valley

A cold wave continued unabated in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, with light rains and snow likely to occur in the state, the weather office said.

Cold Saturday morning in Delhi, 'very poor' air

It was a cold Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, while the air quality remained in the 'very poor' category, the weather office said.

Snowfall, rain likely in Himachal from Sunday

The Western disturbance is likely to affect Himachal Pradesh from Sunday onwards, the Meteorological department said, predicting snowfall in the higher reaches of the state and rain at isolated places in mid hills and plains. Snowfall may occur in the higher reaches and isolated rain may take place over mid hills and plains of the state on December 9, local MeT centre director Manmohan Singh said. The rainfall activity will increase on December 10 and 11, he added.

Mercury continues to dip in several parts of Punjab, Haryana

Several parts of Punjab and Haryana braved the cold weather on Friday with minimum temperatures hovering below normal. In Punjab, Halwara was coldest at 5.4 degrees Celsius, while Amritsar recorded 6 degrees Celsius. Ludhiana and Patiala recorded identical lows of 8.7 degrees, a meteorological department official said. According to the weather report, Pathankot (6.7 degrees), Adampur (5.9 degrees), Bathinda (5.6 degrees), Faridkot (5.6 degrees) and Gurdaspur (7.5 degrees) reeled under the chill as minimum temperatures continued to be below normal. Similarly, in Haryana, Narnaul recorded the coldest temperatures at 6.5 degrees Celsius. Ambala recorded 7.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Hisar (7.8 C) and Karnal at 7 degrees.

After brief respite, mercury dips again in Kashmir

A day after Kashmir got some respite from the cold, the minimum temperatures in the valley dipped again on Thursday night, the meteorological office here said. Srinagar experienced its coldest night of the season with a minimum temperature of minus 4 degrees Celsius, two notches lower that previous night's minus 2.6 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said on Friday. Other parts of the valley also experienced sub-zero temperatures. Pahalgam health resort, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, registered a low of minus 6 degrees Celsius -- two degrees lower from Wednesday night's minus 4 degrees Celsius, the official said. The famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir was the coldest recorded place in the valley with a minimum temperature of minus 6.2 degrees Celsius. It is two degrees lower than previous night's minus 4.6 degrees Celsius, he said. Kokernag in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.2 degrees Celsius, while the

Himachal Pradesh reels under intense cold, Lahaul-Spiti hits minus 10 deg C

Himachal Pradesh is reeling under intense cold following a fresh spell of snowfall with temperatures in tribal Lahaul and Spiti district hitting a low of nearly minus 10 degree Celsius, the Meteorological Department said. The mercury in Kinnaur district and tourist destination Manali has also dropped below the freezing point. Keylong, the administrative headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti district, has recorded the lowest temperature in the state at minus 9.9 degree Celsius between 5.30 pm Thursday and 8.30 am Friday, said Shimla Meteorological Department's director Manmohan Singh. The minimum temperature in Kalpa in Kinnaur district was recorded at minus 3.8 degree Celsius, he added. Manali in Kullu district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.2 degree Celsius, whereas in state capital Shimla the mercury dropped to 4.7 degree Celsius. Kufri saw a minimum temperature 2 degree Celsius and Dalhousie was at 3.4 degree Celsius, the officials said. Higher reaches of the state including .

Himachal's Kalpa gets snowfall

Tourist destinations like Kalpa located on the high hills of Himachal Pradesh received snowfall on Friday, turning it even more picturesque.

Cold Friday morning in Delhi, 'very poor' air

It was a cold Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.8 degrees Celsius, the season's average, while the air quality remained in the 'very poor' category, the weather office said.

Fresh snowfall in higher reaches intensifies cold wave in HP

Fresh snowfall in high reaches of Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur and Kullu districts has intensified ongoing cold wave in the state, the local meteorological centre said Thursday. Following fresh snowfall, Rohtang Pass has been closed for vehicular movement, an official of the Lahaul-Spiti district said. About 10 cm snowfall was recorded in Rohtang Pass, 4 cm in Koksar, Sisu and Gondola while Kalpa received 2 cm snowfall. With minus 4.9 degrees Celsius, Keylong recorded the lowest minimum temperature in the state, the Met department said, adding that in Kalpa, minus 0.6 degrees Celsius minimum temperature was recorded.

Cold day in Delhi as minimum temperature settles at 9.8 degrees Celsius

It was a cold day in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 9.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal. A MeT Department official has forecast mainly clear skies with the possibility of shallow fog in the morning on Friday. "On Thursday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 25.1 degrees Celsius while the minimum settled at 9.8 degrees Celsius, both a notch above normal," the official said. The humidity oscillated between 97 and 45 per cent. "On Friday, the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 26 and 8 degrees Celsius, respectively," the weatherman said. The city recorded season's coldest day with minimum temperature settling at 8.4 degrees Celsius while the maximum was recorded at 26 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

Shimla sees coldest night of season

The capital of Himachal Pradesh experienced the coldest night of the season so far at 3.8 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological department said on Thursday.

Kashmir shivers in cold, Leh records minus 8.7 deg C

There was respite from cold wave conditions in Kashmir Thursday morning even as all weather stations in the valley recorded sub-zero temperatures last night. In Srinagar, the mercury settled at minus 2.6 degree Celsius last night, a MET department official said. The city had recorded the lowest this season two nights back as temperature dipped to minus 3.2 degree Celsius. The official said other places across the valley and Ladakh region also experienced sub-zero temperatures last night. He said Pahalgam, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath yatra, registered a low of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius, up from minus 5.1 degrees Celsius the previous night. Pahalgam, a health resort in south Kashmir, was the coldest recorded place in the valley. The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded the minimum of minus 4.6 degrees Celsius, down 0.6 degrees from the previous night, he said. The official said Kokernag in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.2 ...

Cold Thursday morning in Delhi, 'very poor' air

It was a cold Thursday morning in the national capital with the air quality remaining 'very poor' as the minimum temperature was recorded at 9.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, the Met said.

Min temp drops to 8.4 deg C in Delhi, lowest for the season so far

The minimum temperature dropped further on Wednesday to 8.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. While the minimum temperature was the lowest for the season, the maximum temperature came down to 25 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, said a Meteorological (MeT) department official. The humidity oscillated between 97 and 40 per cent. The MeT office has forecast mainly clear skies with the possibility of shallow fog in the morning for Thursday. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 26 and 8 degrees Celsius respectively," the weatherman said. On Tuesday, the minimum temperature stood at 8.6 degrees Celsius while the maximum was recorded at 26 degrees Celsius.

Kashmir Valley records sub-zero temp on Tuesday night

Cold wave conditions continued in the Kashmir Valley as all weather stations recorded sub-zero temperature Tuesday night. There was slight relief in the night temperature but mercury still settled at minus 3.0 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city, a MeT Department official said. Srinagar had recorded its lowest night temperature in 24 hours as the mercury dipped to minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, the official said. The valley and Ladakh region also recorded sub-zero night temperature Tuesday night. Pahalgam health resort, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir, registered a low of minus 5.1 degrees Celsius and was recorded as the coldest place in the valley, the official said. The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded the minimum of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius same as Monday night, he said. According to the weatherman, Kokernag in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 1.9 degree Celsius, while the mercury in the nearby Qazigund ...

S.Korea hit by winter's 1st cold wave

South Korea was on Wednesday hit by the first cold wave of this winter, with the mercury falling below zero in many regions across the country, the national weather service said.

Delhi records coldest day of season at 8.4 deg C

It was the season's coldest day in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 8.4 degrees Celsius Wednesday, a notch below the season's average. Delhiites woke up to a chill in the air as mercury dipped a bit further from its reading on Tuesday. However, there was high level of humidity in the morning, recorded at 95 per cent. The MeT office has forecast mainly clear skies with mist in the morning for Thursday. "The maximum temperature is likely to hover at 27 degrees Celsius later in the day," a MeT Department official said. Delhi recorded season's coldest day on Monday with the minimum temperature settling at 8.6 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at 28.1 degrees Celsius. On Tuesday too, the minimum temperature stood at 8.6 degrees Celsius while the maximum was recorded at 26 degrees Celsius.

J&K schools shut as cold wave sweeps Kashmir, Ladakh

An unabated cold wave is sweeping through the valley and Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir that has prompted authorities to shut all schools up to Class 8 for the winter recess, an official said on Wednesday.