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US Midwest gripped by bitter cold but relief ahead
Brutally cold temperatures gripped the US Midwest on Thursday, freezing water mains, causing power outages, cancelling flights and straining natural gas supplies. Tens of millions of Americans shivered for a second day as the mercury dipped to record lows in several states. More than a dozen deaths have been attributed to the sub-zero weather and a weekend snowstorm that blanketed the same region. Many of the cold-related fatalities were in Michigan, where the governor said the death toll was still being confirmed. Schools and businesses remained closed in several midwestern states, people were encouraged to stay home, and travellers were stranded by grounded flights and halted trains. In Michigan and Minnesota, natural gas supplies were under threat. Authorities asked residents to reduce heat consumption wherever possible and decreased heating in government buildings. Water mains froze in Detroit, Chicago and parts of Canada, and power outages were reported in Iowa and ...
8 dead as US cold snap continues
At least eight people have died in the US Midwest as the region shivers in the grip of its worst cold snap in decades, the authorities said.
Cold wave continues in Himachal; Kufri, Manali get fresh snow
Tourist spots Kufri and Manali in Himachal Pradesh witnessed a fresh bout of snowfall even as cold wave tightened its grip across the state Thursday, the meteorological department said. Kufri in Shimla district received 5 cm snowfall, while Manali in Kullu district witnessed 3 cm snowfall from 5.30 pm on Wednesday to 8.30 am on Thursday, said Manmohan Singh, Director MeT centre Shimla. Kalpa in tribal Kinnaur district received 6.4 cm snowfall, while Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong received 5 cm snowfall and continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 15 degrees Celsius, he said. The minimum temperature recorded in Kalpa was minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, Singh said. In Dalhousie, which witnessed snowfall on Wednesday, the temperature dropped to minus 0.2 degree Celsius, he said. The state capital received light rain on Wednesday and recorded a low of 3.8 degrees Celsius, he added. The minimum temperature in Kufri was minus 1 degree Celsius, followed by ...
Snowfall, low visibility in Kashmir, Srinagar-Jammu Highway closed, flights cancelled
'Chillai-Kalan', the 40-day harshest period of winter in Kashmir, came to an end on Thursday but intermittent snowfall and low visibility has cut off the valley from rest of the country as Srinagar-Jammu Highway remained closed while no flight has been able to land here so far, officials said. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has been closed for traffic due to accumulation of snow around Jawahar Tunnel in Qazigund area and landlsides at Anokhi fall in Ramban district, an official of the Traffic Department told PTI here. While traffic was allowed for couple of days on the arterial road earlier this week, frequent landslides and snowfall around the tunnel area has forced closure of the highway for most of the past two weeks. The closure of the road has resulted in shortage of essentials like cooking gas and eatables including vegetables and mutton, local residents claimed. The prices of vegetables and other eatables have risen sharply over the past few days, Farooq Ahmad Bhat, a ...
Polar vortex covers US Midwest in snow
Snow and ice blanketed large parts of the US Midwest due to a Polar Vortex, resulting in extremely low temperatures.
Arctic air sends temperatures well below zero in midwest US
A brutal cold wave has hit the American Midwest, bringing temperatures lower than those in Antarctica, grounding flights, closing schools and businesses - and raising fears of hypothermia. Mail deliveries were suspended and people encouraged to stay home in nearly a dozen US states where the mercury plunged into the negative double digits, the worst freeze to grip the region in a generation. US media attributed at least five deaths since the weekend to the freezing conditions and a major snowstorm that preceded the blast of Arctic air gripping the region. The phenomenon caused surreal scenes throughout the region, such as steam rising off the waters of Lake Michigan, parts of Niagara Falls solidified into frozen stillness, and blocks of ice covering the river winding through downtown Chicago. America's third city was in the direct path of the harsh weather and experienced its second-coldest day ever. Chicago was on track to break new records overnight when temperatures were forecast ..
Tourists cheer snow in Himachal's Manali
Nearby spots of the Himachal Pradesh capital and Manali received an overnight spell of snow on Thursday, bringing cheer to tourists.
Pleasant morning in Delhi, minimum temp settles at 8.2 deg Celsius
Delhiites woke up to a pleasant Thursday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. Light rains or thunderstorm is forecast for the later part of the day with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 19 degrees Celsius. Humidity was recorded at 85 per cent. The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky with the possibility of light rains and strong surface winds on Thursday. On Wednesday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 5.2 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature was recorded at 20.9 degrees Celsius.
Light snow in Kashmir, weather to improve
There was fresh snowfall in the Kashmir Valley and rains in Jammu region on Thursday as the Met forecast improvement from Friday.
Cludy Thursday morning in Delhi, thunderstorm with hail likely
It was a cloudy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.2 degrees Celsius, the Met said, adding that the national capital may witness thunderstorm with hail during the day.
Midwest: Temperature plunges below zero, 5 dead
Temperature in the Midwest dropped below zero on Wednesday.According to CNN, the residents of the Midwest states have been warned about the almost instant frostbite due to the temperature. Some state offices have been shut and postal services won't be functional in 10 states.Thousands of flights have been cancelled along with dozens of train services, mostly in and out of Chicago.72 per cent of the US population will witness the temperature drop below freezing over the next few days. A quarter of the US population will experience subzero temperatures at some point between Wednesday and Monday.At least, five deaths have been reported in connection with the extreme weather conditions this week. Authorities have urged people to stay in and keep themselves warmed up as well as to check up on the elderly and vulnerable in what experts are describing as "the coldest air in a generation.
Delhi's air turns very poor; rain might bring relief
Delhi's air quality took a sudden downward turn on Wednesday to 'very poor' after days of improved 'poor' to 'moderate' category. Experts, however, say rain forecast from Wednesday night might bring down pollutants in the air.
Colder than Antarctica: brutal deep freeze grips US Midwest
A life-threatening deep freeze gripped the American Midwest on Wednesday as weather colder than Antarctica grounded flights, disrupted travel and brought life to a standstill for tens of millions. Mail deliveries were suspended, schools and business closed, and residents encouraged to stay home in nearly a dozen states where temperatures overnight sank into the negative double digits, the worst cold to grip the region in a generation with all-time records still under threat. America's third city Chicago -- where the morning temperature was -22 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 Celsius), which felt like -50 degrees (-46 Celsius) with wind chill -- was colder than Alaska's state capital and even colder than parts of Antarctica. More than 1,500 flights were cancelled in the city's two major airports while rail operator Amtrak scrapped train services from its Chicago hub. The US Postal Service -- known for its commitment to bringing the mail whatever the weather -- suspended deliveries in parts of .
Cold wave conditions continue in Delhi
Cold wave conditions continued in the city, with the minimum temperature hovering below the six-degrees mark. The Meteorological (MeT) Department has forecast that the maximum and the minimum temperatures are likely to be 19 and seven degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature Wednesday was recorded at 5.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average and the maximum temperature was recorded at 20.9 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. Humidity oscillated between 97 and 48 per cent. The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky with the possibility of light rains and strong surface winds. There is also a possibility of hailstorm at isolated pockets. On Tuesday, the minimum temperature settled at 5.4 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 20.6 degrees Celsius.
HP: Dalhousie, Kufri receive fresh snowfall; MeT forecasts more snow
Tourist spots Dalhousie and Kufri in Himachal Pradesh witnessed a fresh bout of snowfall Wednesday even as the meteorological department has forecast heavy rain and snow in the high and mid-hills of the state. Dalhousie in Chamba district witnessed 4 cm snowfall, while Kufri in Shimla district experienced light snowfall, said Manmohan Singh, Director MeT centre Shimla. Kalpa in tribal Kinnaur district received 1.4 cm snowfall, he added. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rain and snowfall in the high and mid-hills and thundershowers in the low-hills and plains of the state from January 30 to February 1 and again on February 4. The weather will mainly remain dry in the state on February 2 and 3, Singh said, adding that some places in the high hills might witness rain and snowfall on February 2 and 3. Meanwhile, Manali in Kullu district continued to shiver below sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday. The resort town recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.4 ...
Slight increase in minimum temperatures in Haryana, Punjab
The minimum temperatures on Wednesday registered a marginal increase at many places in Punjab and Haryana, even as cold weather conditions continued to prevail, the Meteorological department said. In Punjab, Gurdaspur recorded a low of 6 degrees Celsius followed by 6.6 degrees Celsius in Patiala, 7 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 7.7 degrees in Ambala and 8.5 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana, Met officials said. The union territory of Chandigarh recorded a low of 7 degrees Celsius, they added. In Haryana, Hisar recorded a minimum of 5.1 degrees Celsius, 6 degrees Celsius in Bhiwani, 6.8 degrees Celsius in Sirsa and 7.7 degrees Celsius in Ambala. According to the MeT department, overcast conditions were seen at many places in the region.
Jammu-Srinagar NH reopens for one-way traffic
The strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened for one-way traffic Wednesday after authorities cleared the landslide which had struck the highway in Ramban district, a traffic department official said. The landslide had blocked the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, at Anokhi fall around 1.30 am but after the road clearance operation was completed at 9.15 am, Jammu-bound vehicles were allowed to ply, the official said. He said the traffic was going on smoothly when last reports came in although the weather remained cloudy. Hundreds of Jammu-bound vehicles were left stranded on the highway on Tuesday due to shooting of stones from the hillock overlooking the highway at Panthiyal, also in Ramban district. Accordingly, authorities decided to allow traffic from Srinagar to Jammu on Wednesday as well. The traffic on the highway usually plies from the twin capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu alternatively but heavy snowfall, .
Manali continues to shiver at sub-zero temp amidst forecast of more snowfall
The resort town of Manali in Kullu district continued to shiver below sub-zero temperatures amidst a forecast of more snowfall in the high and mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh, the Meteorological department said on Wednesday. Manali recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, Manmohan Singh, Director, MeT centre, Shimla, said. Tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state at a low of minus 14 degrees Celsius, he said, adding that the minimum temperature recorded at Kalpa in another tribal district of Kinnaur was minus 6.6 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures in Dalhousie, Solan, Shimla, Kufri and Palampur were 1.3 degrees Celsius, 2 degrees Celsius, 2.2 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees Celsius and 4 degrees Celsius respectively, he added. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heavy rain and snowfall in the high and mid-hills and thundershowers in the low-hills and ...
Thunderstorm, hail likely in Delhi over next few days
Thunderstorms accompanied by hail over the next two days are set to see temperatures dip further in the national capital, which recorded a minimum of 5.2 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal.Dense fog and low visibility also caused 12 trains to be delayed in the national capital.The minimum temperature recorded is four degrees below normal for this time of the year, and the national capital is expected to witness light rains today with thunderstorms and hail predicted for the next few days. Dense fog is also very likely over the next few days at isolated places in Delhi, according to India Meteorological Department.The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) recorded at 12.25 pm on Wednesday the overall air quality of the National Capital Region as 'very poor', with the air quality index (AQI) at 266.The maximum temperature in the national capital is likely to be around 20 degrees Celsius.
Snow, ice hit parts of UK
Snowfalls and icy conditions have swept across the UK, with weather warnings in place for large parts of the country. The Met has said it expects rain and snow to last till Friday.
