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Delhi receives light rain, similar weather likely tomorrow
The national capital on Wednesday received light rains with the minimum temperature settling at 14.5 degree Celsius, three notches above the season's average. The city may witness similar weather on Thursday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.
Humidity rises as light rain hits Delhi
Light rains lashed the national capital on Wednesday, increasing humidity levels in the atmosphere, officials said. The maximum temperature was recorded at 21.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average, while the minimum temperature was at 14.5 degrees, three notches above the normal, said a Met department official. Humidity oscillated between 100 and 76 per cent. The Met office has forecast overcast skies along with the possibility of light rain and thundershowers for Thursday. "Strong surface wind is likely to prevail. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 23 and 14 degrees, respectively," the weatherman said. On Tuesday, the minimum temperature settled at 12 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature was 24.5 degrees Celsius.
Kufri, Manali shiver at sub-zero temp after snowfall in HP
Tourist destinations Kufri in Shimla district and Manali in Kullu district are shivering at sub-zero temperature after recent snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, the Meteorological department said Wednesday. The minimum temperature in Kufri and Manali was minus 1.6 degrees Celsius and minus 0.6 degree Celsius respectively, the local weather office said. While Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 9.8 degrees Celsius, it said, Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius. In the state capital Shimla and in Chamba's Dalhousie, the minimum temperature was recorded at 3.8 degrees Celsius and 0.8 degrees Celsius, respectively, it said. Meanwhile, several parts of the state received light rain, it said. The Met office has predicted heavy snowfall in high and mid hills and rain in low hills and plains of the state till Thursday.
Light rains lash parts of Delhi-NCR
Parts of the city and the National Capital Region on Wednesday received light rains, with the weather office predicting thunderstorm with hail later in the day.
Delhi witnesses rains, more forecast for tomorrow
National Capital and its adjoining areas such as Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad on Wednesday experienced rain and thundershower.As per the India Meteorological Department, both Safdarjung and Palam observatories recorded 2 mm of rainfall over Delhi and National Capital Region."These rains were the results of an active Western Disturbance over Jammu and Kashmir. This system had induced a Cyclonic Circulation over West Rajasthan and adjoining areas. A Trough from this system was also extending up till West Uttar Pradesh across Delhi," stated Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency.Weather experts have predicted that on February 21, the rain will intensify in Delhi as Cyclonic Circulation will move towards Haryana and Punjab. "In wake of this movement, many parts of Delhi and NCR area will receive light to moderate rain and thundershower activities. These on and off rains will continue lashing the region until February 22. There are also bright chances of a hailstorm at ...
Light rain in Delhi, more expected
Delhi witnessed light rain on Wednesday morning, with the mercury settling at 14.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average. The weatherman said that there is possibility of more rains later in the day, adding hailstorm is also likely at isolated places in the city. According to the meteorological department, 1.6 mm rainfall was recorded at the Safdarjung observatory till 8.30 am. "The skies will remain cloudy. There is possibility of light rain and hailstorm later in the day. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 24 degrees Celsius," an official said. On Tuesday, the minimum temperature settled at 12 degrees Celsius while, the maximum temperature was 24.5 degrees Celsius.
Moderate rain, snow likely in J&K
Moderate rain and snow is forecast for Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as the minimum temperature here settled above the freezing point.
Rain, snow likely in Himachal
Himachal Pradesh is likely to receive moderate to heavy rain and snowfall in the next two days, a weather official said on Wednesday.
Yellow weather warning issued for heavy snowfall, rain in HP
The Meteorological department has issued fresh yellow weather warning for heavy snowfall in high, mid hills and rains in low hill, plains of Himachal Pradesh on February 20 and 21, an official said Tuesday. There will be high moisture incursion from the Arabian Sea over northwest India, specifically over the Western Himalayan Region (WHR) due to the western disturbance and this may cause heavy rain and snowfall in the state on Wednesday and Thursday, Met officials here said. The roads are likely to get blocked especially in Shimla, Chamba, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur districts because of moderate to heavy snowfall during the period, they said, adding that thunderstorm accompanied with hailstorm, lightning and gusty wind will also occur at isolated places over the lower parts of the state on these days. Shimla received 7 cm of snowfall, Kufri (35 cm), Dalhousie (35 cm) and Mashobra (3 cm) between 5.30 pm Monday and 8.30 am Tuesday, the weather office said, adding that several parts
Light to moderate rain in Punjab, Haryana
Light to moderate rain was seen at several places in Punjab and few parts of Haryana in the early hours of Tuesday, even as the minimum temperatures hovered in the normal range. According to the Meteorological department officials here, rain lashed Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Adampur, Pathankot, Bathinda, Faridkot, Gurdaspur, Halwara, Mohali and Jalandhar in Punjab. In Haryana, Panchkula, Ambala, Yamuna Nagar and Sirsa received light showers. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, also received light rain. The weatherman has forecast more rain in the two states on Wednesday. Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 11.8 degrees Celsius. Ambala in Haryana recorded a low of 12.5 degree Celsius, while Hisar registered a minimum of 8.9 degree Celsius. The minimum temperatures at Karnal (11.6 degree Celsius), Narnaul (11.5 degree Celsius), Rohtak (10.2 degree Celsius), Bhiwani (9.8 degree Celsius) and Sirsa (9.6 degree Celsius) hovered close to normal limits. Amritsar (6.6 .
Tourists flock to Shimla, enjoy snowfall
The Himachal Pradesh capital on Tuesday received snowfall, leading to a surge in tourist footfalls as the visitors flocked to enjoy the snow-covered landscape.
Fresh snowfall in Himachal's Shimla, Kufri, Dalhousie
Fresh snowfall in Shimla, Kufri and Dalhousie brought down temperature in most parts of Himachal Pradesh, the meteorological department said Tuesday. Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla, and Kufri, Dalhousie and Mashobra received 7, 35, 25 and 3 cm snowfall, respectively, between 5.30 pm Monday and 8.30 am Tuesday, the weather office here said. Tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong and Kinnaur's Kalpa also saw 5 and 22 cm snowfall, respectively, during the period, it added. Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 8.6C, whereas the minimum temperature in Kalpa was minus 3.4C. Kufri, Chail and Dalhousie also reel under intense cold with the minimum temperature at the respective places reaching minus 1.7C, minus 0.2C and minus 0.4C. The minimum temperature in Shimla and Manali was 0.5 and 0.8C respectively. Also, several parts of the state received light rainfall, including Shimla.
Cold, misty morning in Delhi
It was a cold, misty morning in Delhi on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 12 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, while the air quality was in the 'poor' category.
More rains likely in Delhi-NCR
Thunderstorm and gusty winds could disrupt railway and airline operations in the coming days as western disturbances are expected to bring rains across Delhi and its adjoining region.According to Skymet Weather, a private weather forecasting agency, we can expect rains of varying intensity from February 18 to February 22 across the national capital and adjoining areas of Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad."At present, an active Western Disturbance has approached the Western Himalayas, which would be soon inducing a Cyclonic Circulation over northwestern plains. Due to these systems, Delhi-NCR may receive scattered light to moderate rain and thundershower activities during this week," the organisation added.The minimum and maximum temperatures are hovering at 13 Degree Celsius and 24 Degree Celsius, while humidity in the region throughout the day will oscillate between 60 per cent to 63 per cent, said India Meteorological Department.Until now, Delhi has received excess rainfall ..
Maximum temps fall after light rains in parts of Punjab, Hry
Maximum temperatures dropped by a few notches after light rains in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday, the Met office said. Parts of Punjab and Haryana, including Chandigarh, have been receiving light rains for the past three days, the Meteorological department officials said. Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 20.4 degrees Celsius on Monday, which was two notches below normal limits, they said. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a maximum of 20.9 degrees Celsius, down one notch against normal limits, while the maximum temperature in Ludhiana was recorded at 16.6 degrees Celsius, down six notches against the normal, the Met officials said. Patiala's maximum settled at 20.6 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal limits, they said. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 20.5 degrees Celsius, down two degrees, while the maximum temperature in Hisar was 24 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal, they said. Karnal registered a maximum of 22 degrees Celsius, down ..
Delhi's air quality in 'poor' category, likely to improve in coming days
The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the "poor" category on Monday and is likely to improve in the coming days as there is a possibility of scattered rain and winds, authorities said. According to data provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was 254. An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and between 401 and 500 "severe". The CPCB said 25 areas in the national capital recorded "poor" air quality, while it was "very poor" in two areas. The level of PM2.5 (particles in the air with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres) was recorded at 104 and the PM10 level was at 199, it said. In the National Capital Region (NCR), Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Noida and Gurgaon recorded "poor" air quality. The Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) said the air quality will remain in the "poor" ...
Intense cold wave grips Himachal
An intense cold wave gripped most parts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday with the weather office predicting more rain and snowfall in store.
Rain, snow forecast for J&K
Rain and snowfall is likely in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday and Tuesday after the minimum temperatures across the region improved following a nightlong cloud cover.
Rainfall likely in Delhi today, air quality to dip further
Cold wave coupled with heavy rain and hailstorm are likely to sweep across Delhi on Monday evening, a private weather forecasting agency said."Due to the presence of one after another active Western disturbance, rain and thundershowers will occur over Delhi-NCR between February 18 to 22. On 21 February, rains will increase over the region and during that time, we expect moderate rains accompanied with hailstorm activity over entire Delhi-NCR," said Skymet.Due to the presence of light to moderate winds, air quality has shown marginal improvement with the Air Quality Index (AQI) docking at 204 in the morning, which falls in the 'poor' category, said state-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).However, experts have predicted that the air quality will deteriorate in the coming days."Between February 18 to 20, pollution levels will also increase but around February 21, pollution is expected to get washed away. Further, February 22 onwards, the weather will .
Delhi records two notches below season's average
The maximum temperature in the city settled at 21.9 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. The minimum temperature was recorded at 10.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal. "While the Safdarjung observatory recorded moderate fog with the visibility of 250 metre, the fog was dense in Palam area as the observatory there recorded visibility at zero metre," a Met official said. The humidity oscillated between 100 and 58 per cent, the official said. The weatherman has predicted moderate to dense fog on Monday morning. "Tomorrow, a partly cloudy sky with strong surface wind during day is predicted, with a possibility of very light rain with thunderstorm likely towards afternoon/evening," the official said. The minimum temperature and maximum temperature are expected to settle around 12 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius respectively on Monday.
