Cold wave alerts for five districts of south Bengal
Kolkata might get a spell of cold under the influence of cold waves tipped for five districts of south Bengal for the next few days.
Kolkata might get a spell of cold under the influence of cold waves tipped for five districts of south Bengal for the next few days.
Cold wave hit Delhiites on Thursday as the minimum temperature dropped to 4.5 degrees Celsius, the weather department said.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), visibility at Delhi-Palam was reduced from 400 meters at 2:00 am to 100 meters at 2:30 am on Sunday, and it further reduced to 0 meters since 3:00 am.
Jafarpur recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 2.7 deg Celsius
As severe cold wave grapples the national capital, several people took refuge in the night shelters amid the inclement weather conditions.
Cold wave continued to sweep northern parts of the country while the Indo-Gangetic plains, including Delhi, remained engulfed by dense fog for the fifth consecutive day on Friday.
Bhubaneswar recorded a minimum of 12.1 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal, and it was 13.2 degrees Celsius in Cuttack, it added.
The maximum temperature is likely to settle at around 19 degrees Celsius and there will be shallow fog, it said.
The cold-related illness among people is likely to spurt up in view of severe cold waves and prolonged exposure to cold
The minimum temperature recorded at Delhi's Lodi Road was 4.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday
