The national capital on Friday slipped back to "very poor" quality of air from "poor quality" yesterday. The AQI at 7 am was 304, but it increased to 356 at 7 pm.
December 31, 2021Even when the mercury has not dipped below 10 degrees Celsius across major stations, the departures for minimum temperatures in central India are negative.
November 11, 2021The maximum temperature for the day is expected to be 28 degrees Celsius, with a relative humidity of 85 per cent at 8.30 a.m., according to the IMD.
November 9, 2021As for the air quality, it deteriorated to 'poor' on Thursday after a day of 'good' AQI.
October 21, 2021The mercury is likely to drop to five to six degrees Celsius by January 14, an IMD official said.
January 11, 2021The mercury dipped to 3.3 degrees Celsius and 3.4 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road and Ayanagar, respectively, as icy winds from snow-laden Western Himalayas continued to sweep the city, the India Meteorological Department said.
December 19, 2020The national capital had recorded a minimum of 7.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, the lowest in the month in 14 years, according to the India Meteorological Department.
November 22, 2020Even as heavy rains lashed India’s south, the heat wave continued its merciless brutality in the north.
June 10, 2019"The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 24 degrees Celsius," a Met official said.
December 8, 2018As 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 …
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January 30, 2018Minimum temperatures continued their free fall on Monday as the Kashmir Valley shivered and the Ladakh region remained in deep freeze. “As the night sky is likely to be clear, the minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir will drop further during the next 48 hours (Tuesday and wednesday),” a Met official said. The minimum temperature …
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January 8, 2018Extreme cold weather conditions continue to prevail in the hill state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, as the mercury dropped in most hilly areas. Fog was reported from many places though the cold wave has abated in the plains. The regional met office predicted that the cold conditions would intensify on Wednesday. There might be some …
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January 2, 2018Intense cold wave lashed Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as the weather office said no relief was in sight for the next three days. “Cold wave conditions are likely to continue in the state for the next three days and the minimum temperatures could drop by a few degrees more in this period”, an official …
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January 2, 2018It was a cold and foggy morning here on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. At least 13 trains were cancelled, 36 delayed and two rescheduled due to fog in several parts of northern India. The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 100 per cent …
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December 30, 2017The ongoing cold wave in Jammu and Kashmir will continue unabated until January 5, the weather office said on Saturday. “We are expecting light rain and snow in the state after January 5. The present cold wave conditions are likely to continue until then,” a Met Department official said. The minimum temperatures in Srinagar, Pahalgam …
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December 30, 2017A severe cold wave continues in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday with Ladakh region remaining frozen and Kargil and Leh recording minus 15.4 and minus 11.6 degrees Celsius, respectively. Clear night sky, chilly winds blowing into the plains from the snow-clad mountains have added to the cold wave gripping Jammu and Kashmir. The weather office …
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December 26, 2017It was a misty morning here on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. “There was shallow mist in the morning. The sky will be clear during the day,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. The maximum temperature is likely to …
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December 23, 2017