Mercury dips in most parts of north India, Delhi records coldest Nov morning since 2003

Minimum temperatures dipped in most components of north India on Sunday with Srinagar recording a low of minus Three levels Celsius, whereas a chilly wave swept components of Delhi which recorded its coldest November morning since 2003.

The nationwide capital’s minimal temperature dropped to six.9 levels Celsius whereas the air high quality remained “poor” and authorities businesses stated it’s more likely to deteriorate additional because of unfavourable meteorological situations.

“The Safdarjung Observatory which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum of 6.9 degrees Celsius. It is Delhi’s lowest minimum temperature in the month since November 2003, when the city recorded a low of 6.1 degrees Celsius,” stated Kuldeep Srivastava, the top of the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) regional forecasting centre.

The mercury dropped to six.1 levels Celsius on the Palam climate station.

For the plains, the IMD declares a chilly wave when the minimal temperature is 10 levels Celsius or under and is 4.5 notches lower than the traditional for 2 consecutive days.

“However, for small areas such as Delhi, a cold wave can be declared if the criteria is fulfilled even for a day,” Srivastava stated, including icy chilly winds blowing from snow-laden western Himalayas have led to a dip within the mercury.

The minimal temperature will rise by two to 3 levels Celsius within the subsequent 4 to 5 days beneath the affect of a recent western disturbance.

Jammu and Kashmir’s summer time capital Srinagar recorded the coldest night time of the season because the minimal temperature dropped a number of levels under the freezing level throughout Kashmir area, whereas the climate division predicted a spell of moist climate within the Valley from Monday.

Srinagar recorded a low of minus Three levels Celsius on Saturday night time which is the bottom to this point this season, a climate division official stated, including the minimal temperature settled under zero diploma throughout the Kashmir valley.

The well-known ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district was the coldest recorded place within the valley at minus 7.Four levels Celsius, whereas the mercury settled at a low of minus 5.6 levels Celsius in Pahalgam vacationer resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, he stated.

The official stated a spell of rain and snow, particularly over the upper reaches, with gentle to average depth is more than likely to happen between November 23-25.

“Snowfall over the higher reaches of north-west J-K and Sonmarg-Zojila area is likely to commence from November 23 morning and is likely to affect both UTs till November 25,” he stated.

Cold situations continued to brush a couple of districts of Himachal Pradesh with the meteorological division forecasting rain and snowfall within the state on Wednesday.

The Shimla Meteorological Centre had earlier forecast rain and snowfall from Sunday-Wednesday. However, its director Manmohan Singh stated on Sunday {that a} ‘yellow weather’ warning had been issued for heavy rain at remoted locations within the mid-hills and snowfall in excessive hills of the state for Wednesday.

The climate workplace points colour-coded warnings to alert folks forward of extreme or hazardous climate that has the potential to trigger harm, widespread disruption or hazard to life. Yellow, the least harmful of all of the warnings, signifies the potential of extreme climate over the following few days.

Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest place within the state at minus 6.Four levels Celsius. Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded a low of minus 2.6 levels Celsius.

The minimal temperature in Manali in Kullu district was at 0.2 levels Celsius, whereas Kufri and Dalhousie recorded 3.6 levels Celsius and three.eight levels Celsius respectively.

Shimla recorded a low of 5.1 levels Celsius. The highest temperature within the state was recorded in Una at 23.2 levels Celsius.

Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar recorded the bottom temperature within the state at 6.2 levels Celsius with chilly climate situations prevailing in Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Allahabad and Kanpur divisions.

The mercury fell to 7.Three levels Celsius in Bareilly and state capital Lucknow recorded a minimal temperature of 9.5 levels Celsius, whereas each Agra and Meerut registered a low of 9.Four levels Celsius. Allahabad recorded a minimal temperature of 10.5 levels Celsius, adopted by Kanpur the place the mercury settled at 10 levels Celsius. The weatherman has forecast mist or shallow fog on Monday morning and dry climate throughout Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Maximum and minimal temperatures hovered under regular limits throughout Haryana and Punjab, with widespread capital Chandigarh recording a excessive of 22.5 levels Celsius, 4 notches under regular.

Amritsar’s night time temperature settled at 5.Four levels Celsius, down one notch, whereas Narnaul in Haryana recorded a low of 6.Four levels Celsius, down three levels towards the traditional.

The mercury additionally dipped in components of Rajasthan with Churu recording a minimal temperature of 5 levels Celsius on Sunday, the bottom within the state.

The minimal temperatures in Sikar, Bhilwara, Pilani, Chittorgarh, Dabok and Ganganagar have been recorded at 5.5 levels Celsius, 6.5 levels Celsius, 6.6 levels Celsius, 7.Four levels Celsius, eight levels Celsius and eight.eight levels Celsius respectively.

According to the IMD, scattered to pretty widespread rain and snow are very possible over the Western Himalayan Region throughout November 23 and 26 whereas remoted components of Himachal Paradesh and Jammu and Kashmir could witness heavy snowfall on November 25.