Heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital on Wednesday morning, leading to water-logging and disruption of traffic movement at several places
Delhi temperature likely to exceed 45 degree as heatwave intensifies
On Tuesday also the pollution level of the national capital remained in the 'severe' category
As many as 34 trains are running late due to low visibility in the Northern Railway region
Giving an update on flight operations, an official said 21 flights have been diverted and around 40 cancelled as of now
The temperature recorded by the Safdurjung laboratory at 2:30 pm was 9.4 degrees Celsius
The minimum temperature in parts of Delhi varied with 2.5 degrees Celsius being recorded at Ayanagar, 3.2 degrees Celsius at Palam and 3.6 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung.
Thundershowers are very likely at isolated places over the state on January 1, 2020
Gurgaon in Haryana and Noida in Uttar Pradesh-two cities that ring Delhi, reported 7 degrees Celsius and 'very unhealthy' air pollution
Cold wave conditions are likely to abate from these regions from December 31 onwards, the IMD said
"The mean maximum temperature for December was less than 20 degrees Celsius only in 1919, 1929, 1961 and 1997," an official of the India Meteorological Department said
The cold wave sweeping the northern states tightened its grip on Wednesday with Delhi and other major cities recording lowest temperatures of the season and fog cover in isolated places in Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana. The national capital recorded the coldest day of the season, with the minimum temperature settling at 7 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal. The maximum was recorded at 18 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal, and the humidity levels oscillated between 97 and 61 per cent, the Meteorological Department said. Schools in neighbouring Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar were ordered to remain closed on Thursday and Friday due to the cold weather. The weatherman forecast partly cloudy skies with severe cold wave in the city for Thursday morning with shallow fog in various places. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 19 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Chandigarh was recorded at 11.3 degrees Celsius, which was lower ..
Delhi's overall air quality index (AQI) at 4 pm stood at of 163
The Safdarjung Observatory, the recording of which is considered official for the city, received 12.6 mm rainfall till 8.30 am
The maximum temperature was recorded at 20.6 degrees, two notches below the normal, said a Met department official
At least 16 Delhi-bound trains were delayed on Monday morning due to fog
The maximum temperature in Delhi is likely to hover around 19 degrees Celsius
On Wednesday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 19.9 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, while the minimum was 8 degrees Celsius
The Indian Railways revealed that as many as 11 trains were rescheduled after getting delayed by at least 2 hours
The maximum temperature during the day is expected to hover around 22 degrees Celsius