Slight respite from cold in Delhi, mote rain likely
People had a cold start to the day on Saturday morning as the minimum temperature during the early hours pegged at 6.7 degrees Celsius
People had a cold start to the day on Saturday morning as the minimum temperature during the early hours pegged at 6.7 degrees Celsius
Bright sunshine under clear sky on Monday provided the much-needed respite to the residents of Delhi who are battered by bone-chilling cold coupled with foggy conditions.
The Palam area recorded the maximum temperature at 15.2 degrees Celsius, five points below season's average
The city's maximum temperature was recorded at 12.5 degrees Celsius, a good seven notches below season's average while calm winds made the cold giving the bones a chill.
Delhi is likely to have dense fog on Sunday, says IMD
As per IMD, all these areas will receive rainfall from the intervening night of December 26 and December 27 and the spell will continue till December 28.
According to the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar officials, severe cold wave conditions will continue to prevail in several parts of Odisha for the next two to three days.
An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said the minimum temperature was minus 6.0 in Srinagar on Sunday while it was minus 8.3 in Pahalgam and minus 8.5 in Gulmarg.
An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said the minimum temperature remained below the freezing point in Kashmir and Ladakh region, while at minus 17.8 degrees Celsius, Drass town was the coldest.
The farmer was survived by three children of ages 10, 12 and 14.
