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Mercury dips to minus 3.2 in Srinagar

Minimum temperatures continued falling across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with Srinagar recording its coldest night of the season so far at minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, a weather office said.

Minimum temp settles at 8.6 deg C, lowest of the season so far

It was a cold day in the national capital with the minimum temperature plunging to 8.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest of the season so far. The maximum temperature was recorded at 27.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal, said a Meteorological (MeT) department official. The humidity oscillated between 95 and 34 per cent. The Met office has forecast overcast skies along with the possibility of shallow fog in the morning for Tuesday. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 27 and 9 degrees respectively," the weatherman said. On Sunday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 28.1 degrees Celsius, while the minimum settled at 9 degrees Celsius.

Mercury continues downward spiral in Kashmir Valley

The minimum temperature settled several degrees below the freezing point at most places in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region on Monday even as the summer capital Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season so far. Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius last night, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. He said the city experienced the coldest night of this winter so far. The night temperature dropped in the city from the previous night's minus 2.4 degrees Celsius owing to a clear sky. The official said other places across the valley and Ladakh region also experienced sub-zero night temperature on Sunday night. He said the Pahalgam health resort, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, registered a low of minus 5.2 degrees Celsius and was the coldest recorded place in the valley. The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a minimum of minus 4 degrees Celsius down from minus 3.4

Misty Delhi morning, air quality 'very poor'

The national capital on Monday witnessed a misty morning with 'very poor' air quality and the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius, the season's average, the Met said.

Srinagar records seasons coldest night

Srinagar recorded the season's coldest night temperature at minus 2.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir continued to drop on Monday, the weather office said.

Snowfall likely in higher reaches of HP on Thursday

The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh are likely to receive snowfall on Thursday, the meteorological centre here predicted. Light snowfall may occur over high reaches under the influence of a feeble western disturbance, MeT centre director Manmohan Singh said on Sunday. Currently dry northwesterly winds are prevailing over northwest India at lower and upper levels of the atmosphere, so no rain or snow is expected over Himachal Pradesh till Wednesday, he added. Singh said a second western disturbance may affect the western Himalayan region from December 8 and may cause light precipitation at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh till December 10. Light to moderate rain may occur at a few places over the state on December 11 under the influence a third western disturbance, he said.

Sunny in Himachal

The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday shone bright on a sunny but chilly day, a weather official said here.

Cold wave grips Kashmir

Minimum temperatures dropped further across the Kashmir Valley on Saturday with Leh in Ladakh region recording minus 9 degrees Celsius, the Met said.

Misty morning, very poor air in Delhi

A misty Saturday morning in the national capital that notched 10.8 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, experienced 'very poor' quality air, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

Shallow fog, 'very poor' air covers Delhi

The national capital on Friday witnessed shallow fog with 'very poor' air quality, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 10.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average.

Minimum temperatures below freezing point in kashmir Valley

The minimum temperatures remained below freezing point in the Kashmir Valley on Friday as an unabated cold wave continued in the Ladakh region, the weather office said.

Low pressure area likely to bring heavy rain in south TN

A low pressure area hovering close to south Tamil Nadu is likely to cause heavy rainfall at isolated places in southern districts of the state in the next 24 hours, the Regional Meterological Centre said Thursday. According to a weather bulletin, southern Tamil Nadu, delta districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam, besides Pudukkottai, Cuddalore, Karaikal and Puducherry are likely to receive heavy rain. The delta districts, especially Nagappatinam, suffered heavy damage to crops and property when cyclone Gaja crossed the Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam on November 16. It claimed 63 lives and left behind a trail of destruction. "A low pressure area is lying over sea close to south Tamil Nadu coast..In the next 24 hours isolated places in southern parts of the state among other coastal districts are likely to receive heavy rainfall," Area Cyclone Warning Centre S Balachandran told reporters here. The bulletin said north coastal Tamil Nadu and

Intense cold wave grips Ladakh region

Minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley remained below freezing point on Thursday as intense cold wave conditions continued in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, the Met department said.

MeT Dept predicts misty Thursday morning in Delhi

The mercury settled a notch above normal in the national capital on Wednesday, with the MeT Department predicting mist and shallow fog on Thursday morning. "The day temperature was recorded at 28.3 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, while the city registered a minimum of 13.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal," an official at the MeT Department said. The humidity oscillated between 98 and 53 per cent. The weatherman has forecast partly cloudy skies for Thursday along with the possibility of mist and shallow to moderate fog in the morning. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 28 degrees Celsius and 12 degrees Celsius, respectively," the weatherman said. The minimum temperature on Tuesday was recorded at 10.4 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature settled at 29.3 degrees Celsius.

Cloud cover warms up Kashmir

Minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley, except for the Gulmarg ski resort, rose above the freezing point on Wednesday due to an overnight cloud cover, the Met said.

Mist, poor air envelopes Delhi

It was a misty morning in the national capital on Wednesday with 'very poor' air quality, the Met said, cautioning against morning walks.

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Nip in the air, minimum temp plunges to 10.7 deg C in Delhi

There was a perceptible nip in the air in the national capital with the minimum temperature plunging to 10.7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. The day temperature was recorded at 28.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, while the city registered a minimum of 10.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal, a Meteorological (Met) Department official said. The humidity oscillated between 98 and 39 per cent. The weatherman has forecast partly cloudy skies for Wednesday along with the possibility of shallow to moderate fog in the morning. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 28 degrees Celsius and 12 degrees Celsius respectively," the weatherman said. The minimum temperature on Monday was recorded at 10.4 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature settled at 29.3 degrees Celsius.

Mercury dips to 7.8 degree C in Odisha's Phulbani

With a cold wave-like condition sweeping across Odisha, the night temperature in many parts of the state will fall by two to three degree Celsius in the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday. The mercury dipped to below 15 degrees Celsius in 14 places in the state, with Phulbani in Kandhamal recording 7.8 degree Celsius, the lowest in the state this year, it said. State capital Bhubaneswar recorded a temperature of 13.6 degrees Celsius, it said. Minimum temperatures observed no large changes across the state. They were normal over coastal Odisha and below normal over the interiors, the IMD said. The highest maximum temperature of 32.2 degree Celsius was recorded at Talcher. While shallow fog has occurred at isolated places over the districts of Malkangiri of south interior Odisha, weather has been dry in most parts of the state, it said. With no rainfall warning for the state till next week and cold winds blowing from the Himalayan region in the north, .

Pleasant Tuesday in Delhi

It was a pleasant morning in the national capital on Tuesday as the minimum temperature settled at 11 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, the Met office said. "The minimum temperature was recorded at 8.30 am at 11 degrees Celsius. The humidity was recorded at 90 per cent," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. The weatherman has predicted mainly clear skies through the day with the possibility of mist/shallow fog on Wednesday morning. The minimum temperature on Monday was recorded at 10.4 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature settled at 29.3 degrees Celsius.