Cold Wave: People in Delhi and its surrounding areas awoke to a chilly morning, with the national capital’s minimum temperature dropping to 1.4 degrees Celsius – the lowest so far this season – as another cold wave swept across northwest India.
In just two days, the national capital’s minimum temperature has dropped by about nine degrees. Yesterday it was 4.7 degrees Celsius, and on Sunday it was 10.2 degrees Celsius.
The temperature in Delhi today is the lowest in January since 2021. On January 1, 2021, the Safdarjung observatory, the city’s base station, recorded a minimum temperature of 1.1 degrees Celsius.
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The temperature in Delhi today is the lowest in January since 2021. On January 1, 2021, the Safdarjung observatory, the city’s base station, recorded a minimum temperature of 1.1 degrees Celsius.
According to a senior meteorologist, the city’s minimum temperature could drop to one degree Celsius tomorrow.
Cold weather and fog prevailed over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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Hisar, Haryana, had a low temperature of 0.8 degrees Celsius, while Amritsar, Punjab, had a low temperature of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The cold weather has prompted Chandigarh and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to extend the winter break for students up to Class 8.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts intense cold wave conditions for the next three days.
Minimum temperatures are expected to drop by about 2 degrees Celsius in several parts of northwest and central India over the next few days, before rising by 3 to 5 degrees Celsius starting Thursday.
Dense fog in parts of north India reduced visibility, causing several trains to be delayed.
According to a senior weather official, the daytime temperature in the national capital is expected to be normal. “During the night and early morning hours in Delhi, cold wave conditions will prevail. As a result, this cold spell cannot be compared to the previous one “He stated.
Previously, Delhi experienced an intense cold wave from January 5 to January 9, the second longest in the month in a decade.
So far in January, the city has experienced around 50 hours of dense fog, the most in a single month since 2019.
