Cold wave is expected to return to Delhi next week, bringing down the mercury by around three degrees Celsius India The Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that a meteorological agency dismissed speculation of sub-zero temperatures in the national capital in the coming days.
A fresh spell of cold wave is likely at many places in Delhi-NCR between Monday and Wednesday, while Ayanagar and The Ridge are likely to see minimum temperatures around 3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and Wednesday.
According to IMD data, the national capital recorded a cold wave from January 5 to 9, the longest period for the month in a decade.
Meanwhile, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday, three notches above normal. The maximum temperature settled at 18.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, while the humidity ranged between 88 per cent and 57 per cent, the IMD said.
The weather office has predicted light fog on Sunday, with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to settle around 17 and 7 degrees Celsius.
below normal temperature in north india
The weather office said that large parts of north and northwest India recorded below normal maximum and minimum temperatures for most days this month before a western disturbance brought relief.
“This was due to a dense fog layer over the Indo-Gangetic plains for the last 10 to 11 days and a large gap between two western disturbances, which allowed cold winds from the snow-capped mountains to blow for a long time. normal period,” an official told PTI.
Explaining the phenomenon, the official said that there is a lot of moisture in the Indo-Gangetic plains due to the large number of water bodies and rivers in the region. “High moisture content, low temperatures and calm winds are the recipe for dense fog,” he said.
“The region has recorded below normal maximum temperature so far this month due to dense fog, reducing the hours of sunshine. Low day temperature means early cooling and early evening fog formation.
The statement comes amid rumors of minus 4 degree Celsius temperature in Delhi next week. The weather agency, Skymet, in a tweet dismissed the claims and said, “Please don’t believe such baseless rumours. The ongoing WD (Western Disturbance) is moving east.”
Important sources Rumors are running in newspapers and TV channels about minimum #Delhi Dive into Subzero. This is an incorrect prediction, perhaps something to highlight. Please don’t believe such baseless rumours. Ongoing WD is moving east. #Delhi’s climate— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) January 13, 2023
light snow
Under the influence of Western Disturbance, light rain/snow was predicted over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan region, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Saturday. The IMD has also predicted rain over the region from the night of January 18 due to fresh Western Disturbance over the Western Himalayan region.
Another Western Disturbance is very likely to affect Northwest India by the night of 20 January.
Manali in Himachal Pradesh received 23 cm, 16 cm each in Khadrala and Shilaro, 12 cm in Kufri, 10 cm in Bharmour, 6 cm each in Shimla and Gondla, 4 cm each in Dalhousie and Kalpa and 3 cm snowfall in Himachal Pradesh. Happened. each in Hansa and Keylong.
Three avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir
Three avalanches hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal and Bandipora districts on Saturday, but there was no loss of life, officials said. He said an avalanche warning has been issued for 12 districts following moderate to heavy snowfall on Friday.
The night temperature in Jammu and Kashmir was recorded below the freezing point. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 0.1 degree Celsius on Friday night. Qazigund recorded a minimum temperature of minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag in south Kashmir recorded minus 1.2 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in the border district of Kupwara was minus 3.6 degrees Celsius. Pahalgam in Anantnag district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.9 degrees Celsius.
Gradual drop in temperature over Northwest India
The minimum temperatures are very likely to drop gradually by 4-6°C over many parts of northwest India during next 3 days with no significant change thereafter. The minimum temperature is likely to drop gradually by 3-5°C over Madhya Pradesh during next 3 days and there will be no significant change thereafter.
It is freezing cold in Punjab on Saturday and the mercury has dropped further in many places. Bathinda and Amritsar were in the grip of severe cold and the minimum temperature remained close to the freezing point.
Ambala in Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 14 degree Celsius. Sirsa recorded maximum temperature of 17.5 degree Celsius, Hisar 15.5 degree, Rohtak 14.8 degree, Bhiwani 14.7 degree Celsius.
Eastern India
The IMD in its latest bulletin said that the minimum temperature is expected to drop by 2-4 degree Celsius over many parts of East India during the next three days. No significant change in the minimum temperature has been predicted over Gujarat during the next two days and thereafter the mercury is expected to rise by 3-4 degree Celsius.
cold wave warning
Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions very likely over parts of Rajasthan during January 15-18, Punjab and Haryana-Chandigarh during January 16-17 and Delhi during January 16-18.
Cold wave conditions are also likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during January 15-18; Punjab and Haryana-Chandigarh on January 15-18; West Madhya Pradesh on January 16-17; western Uttar Pradesh on January 17-18; Saurashtra and Kutch on 15-16 and interior parts of Karnataka on 15 January.
In the plains, a cold wave is declared if the minimum temperature falls to 4 degrees Celsius or when it falls between 10 degrees and 4.5 degrees below normal. A severe cold wave occurs when the minimum temperature drops by 2 °C or the departure from the normal range is more than 6.4 °C.
Foggy and Cold Day Forecast
Dense to very dense fog has been predicted at isolated places during night and morning hours over Punjab, Haryana and Delhi and Uttar Pradesh during next five days. Dense to dense fog very likely at isolated places during night and morning hours over Bihar during next five days; Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand during next four days and Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, North Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya and Tripura during next two days.
Cold day conditions are expected at isolated places over Punjab & Haryana-Chandigarh during next 5 days; Uttarakhand and Rajasthan during next 2-3 days and Uttar Pradesh during 16-18 January.
A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 °C and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 °C below normal. An extremely cold day is one when the maximum temperature is at least 6.5 degrees below normal.
(With inputs from PTI)
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