Tag: Cold waves

Delhi gets temporary respite from cold, minimum temperature at 12 degree Celcius, air quality remains in “very poor” category

With slight rains in several parts of the national capital, Delhites got some respite from the chilling cold wave on Friday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 12 degree Celcius and moderate fog conditions.

January 13, 2023

North India headed for severe cold spell this week, mercury to hover between 0 & -4°C in plains: Met expert

Severe chill would be experienced between January 14 and 19 and is likely to be at its peak from January 16 to 18.

January 12, 2023

Dense fog engulfs Indo-Gangetic plains, to persist over 2-3 days

Dense to very dense fog and cold wave conditions very likely to continue over plains of northwest India including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during next 5 days.

January 4, 2023

Lucknow schools to function from 10 am to 2 pm amid cold wave

All recognised schools are to open from 10 am till 2 pm for class 1 to class 8 in view of the cold wave in the state.

January 2, 2023

Cold wave intensifies in Punjab, Haryana

Faridkot and Pathankot towns in Punjab recorded minimum temperatures of 0.4 and 1.7 degrees, respectively.

December 29, 2018

Light rain breaks cold wave in J-K

As light rain lashed the plains in the Kashmir Valley, minimum temperature here on Tuesday rose above the freezing point after nearly two months. “The improvement in minimum temperatures across the valley has finally broken the intense cold wave,” an official of the Met department said. The minimum temperature was 2.2 in Srinagar, 1.2 in...

January 30, 2018

Respite from cold wave in Srinagar as night temperature rises

Residents of Srinagar got much needed reprieve from cold wave conditions as the night temperature rose by three degrees but the minimum temperature stayed below the freezing point across the valley and Ladakh region. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius last night, up from minus 4.8 degrees Celsius the previous night,...

January 29, 2018

Cloud cover improves J-K temperatures, rain; snow likely

Minimum temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir rose on Monday due to cloud cover as the weather office forecast light rain or snow by Tuesday. “Cloudy weather with haze is expected during the next 24 hours with possibility of light rain or snow in the state during this period,” the Met said. The overnight cloud cover...

January 29, 2018

Cold wave continues in J-K, Kargil coldest at minus 16

Minimum temperature in Jammu city dropped further on Sunday while it continued to remain several notches below the freezing point in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region, the Met Office said. “Jammu city recorded 4.1 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Sunday. Kargil was the coldest in state where the minimum temperature dropped to minus...

January 28, 2018

Kargil freezes at minus 20, Kashmir shivers in cold wave

Night temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley remained several degrees below the freezing point on Monday with Kargil town freezing at minus 20 degree Celsius. “At minus 20 degree Celsius as the minimum temperature, Kargil was the coldest town in Jammu and Kashmir followed by Leh at minus 10.9 degree Celsius. “Minimum temperature recorded in Srinagar...

January 15, 2018

J-K shivers in cold wave, Leh coldest at minus 15.2

Biting winter cold continued its sway on the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday with the weather office giving no indication of any immediate relief. Minimum temperatures remained several degrees below the freezing point in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region. At minus 15.2 degree Celsius, Leh town was the coldest...

January 14, 2018

Cloud cover brings respite from cold wave in J-K

hroughout the valley and Ladakh region temperatures were sub-zero on Friday although a nightlong partial cloud cover marginally broke the cold wave sweeping Jammu and Kashmir. “At minus 14.8 Kargil town recorded the lowest night temperature in the state while it was minus 7.7 in Leh town,” an official of the Met Department said. It...

January 12, 2018

40 more die in Uttar Pradesh cold wave

Despite being sunny, a cold wave continued in most parts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. More than 40 persons were reported dead in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 143 so far. Early morning fog disrupted normal life in the state capital and neighbouring areas. A dozen trains were cancelled...

January 10, 2018

Severe cold grips J-K, Kargil at minus 23.6

Intense cold wave continued in the valley on Wednesday as Kargil in Ladakh region recorded bone-chilling night temperature at minus 23.6, lowest so far in Jammu and Kashmir this season. “Cold wave conditions are likely to continue in the valley and the Ladakh region for at least another three to four days,” a Met official...

January 10, 2018

Uttar Pradesh shivers as fog, cold wave returns

After a brief respite, the weather turned extremely cold in most parts of Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow and neighbouring areas on Tuesday, officials said. Fog descended on the state capital since Monday night and continued till early Tuesday morning. The mercury was recorded at 5.5 degrees Celsius. Poor visibility hampered movement on roads and bonfires...

January 9, 2018

Himachal shivers as mercury remains sub-zero

An intense cold wave saw most parts of Himachal Pradesh shivering on Sunday with Shimla at a biting 1.3 degrees Celsius while nearby Kufri recorded 1.8 degrees below the freezing point. Shimla experienced its coldest night of the season despite long sunny conditions. “The night temperature remained sub-zero in most of the towns in the...

January 7, 2018

Bitter cold wave sweeps through J-K

Ladakh region remained in a deep freeze as Jammu and Kashmir shivered on Saturday with night temperatures dropping several degrees below the freezing point, the Met said. Leh at minus 15.6 was the coldest town in the state as a bitter cold wave continued to sweep through the valley. Srinagar city recorded minus 1.2, Pahalgam...

January 6, 2018