The cold has started to set in across northern India including the National Capital Region of Delhi.
Snow continues to fall in the mountains, exacerbating the coldness of the plains. Temperatures plummeted in other northern Indian states, including the National Capital Region of Delhi. Therefore, people feel cold. The strong wind gives people a feeling of cold wave. Temperatures have dropped below freezing in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. The meteorological department predicts that the cold wave will further intensify in the next few days.
Disturbed by the westerly wind, snow continued to fall on the mountains. The direct impact is visible in Delhi and surrounding states. After Wednesday, Thursday was also the coldest morning in Delhi-NCR. The bright sunshine in the afternoon was soothing, but at night the chill increased. The average minimum temperature in Delhi on Thursday was 4.5 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in many parts of the state was around 3 degrees.
Delhi-NCR breaks 14-year record, cold wave alert
The temperature continues to drop in Delhi-NCR. Following further downgrades on Thursday, the weather department has issued a cold wave warning. According to the IMD website, a cold wave occurs when the temperature drops below 4.1 degrees. According to meteorologists, this happened on Thursday, 14 years after the temperature in Delhi-NCR remained below 5 degrees. According to the Meteorological Department, the lowest temperature as of December 12 was 4.1 degrees, the lowest recorded in 1987. The maximum temperature was about 23 degrees Celsius, which did provide some relief.
Harsh winter in Rajasthan
Apart from the National Capital Region of Delhi, severe cold weather also persisted in Rajasthan, with the temperature in Fatehpur reaching 0.1 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night. Apart from this, the minimum temperature in Sikar city also remained at 1 degree Celsius. The temperature in Churu and Karauli was recorded at 2.2 degrees Celsius. The meteorological department predicts that a strong cold wave will occur in some parts of the state in the next 24 hours.
From Kashmir to Uttar Pradesh – The situation in Uttarakhand is tragic
From Kashmir to Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, winter is wreaking havoc. The minimum temperature in Gulmarg, Kashmir was -5.2 degrees. The highest temperature here is also -2.4. Similarly, the temperature in Leh also dropped to -09 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature here also remains at minus 2 points. The minimum temperature in Agra, Uttar Pradesh was 6 degrees Celsius. Chamoli in Uttarakhand recorded a minimum temperature of 2.9 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Mussoorie remains around 6 degrees Celsius.
Air services affected by fog
Air services were affected in Kolkata on Thursday morning due to heavy fog. Due to poor visibility at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport, 24 flights were affected. According to officials, this is the first time this season that such severe fog has occurred. NSCBI Airport Director Pravat Ranjan Beuria said West Bengal Governor Anand Bose’s visit to Farakka in Murshidabad district in a BSF (Border Security Force) helicopter was also canceled due to poor visibility. . He said the departures of 18 domestic flights and 2 international flights from Kolkata to various destinations were also delayed and 4 flights arriving in Kolkata were diverted to other airports.
