Winds likely to bring mercury further down in the Delhi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert predicting a dense to very dense fog over Delhi-NCR for Monday morning.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert predicting a dense to very dense fog over Delhi-NCR for Monday morning.
Lastly, it was on January 8, 2006, that the city had recorded a minimum of 0.2 degree Celsius.
The mercury dipped to 3.3 degrees Celsius and 3.4 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road and Ayanagar, respectively, as icy winds from snow-laden Western Himalayas continued to sweep the city, the India Meteorological Department said.
For the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 degrees less than the normal for two consecutive days.
As per the weather agency, in Delhi, the average minimum temperature for the month of November is 12.9 degrees Celsius.
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Palam observatory showed 48 degrees as the maximum temperature at around 3 pm.
The change in weather in the national capital came a day after a sudden bout of fresh snowfall in parts of Himachal Pradesh and weather disturbances in the eastern coast of the country.
Respite from the heat is unlikely for the next five days as the India Met Department (IMD) predicts a period of dry spell till 26 May.
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