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Temperature Dip To 5.5 Degrees Celsius In Delhi; Drop In Visibility Is Seen In Parts Of India

Temperature dipped to 5.5 degrees Celsius in the national capital Delhi. Observed to a temperature drop two notches below the season’s average. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in the national capital dropped to 5.5 degrees Celsius. It was recorded at 10.7 and 10.2 degree Celsius on Friday and Saturday respectively. Apart from this, a drop in visibility was also recorded in many parts of the country.

IMD Report

Ahead the New Year celebration, the IMD said, Ambala, Dehradun, Bareilly, and Varanasi recorded visibility at 25 meters at 5.30 am. While Chandigarh, Patiala, Baharaich, Gaya, Purnea, Kailashahar, and Agartala recorded visibility at 50 meters.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) classifies fog as ‘very dense’ when visibility is between 0 to 50 meters, moderate between 201 to 500 meters and Shallow between 501 to 1000 meters.

Amid the northern-westerly winds from Himalayas over plains of northwest India, minimum temperature is likely to fall by 2-4 degrees Celsius during next 2 days.

Also Read: North India: Experiences Dense Fog Ahead The New Year Celebration; Check Temperatures Of Cities

Cold Wave Hits The Northern States

Cold wave conditions returned to large parts of northwest India with the onset of the New Year. and the weather office has forecast dense morning fog over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh over the next three days.

Isolated pockets over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and western Madhya Pradesh are likely experience cold day conditions over the next two days.

Fog is common at this time of the year due to light winds and high moisture near the surface over the Indo-Gangetic plains. The cold winter conditions lead to condensation of moisture and formation of tiny liquid droplets that hang in the air.

Under its influence cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are likely over the northern parts of Rajasthan till Tuesday. Delhi and adjoining areas had a brief respite from cold wave conditions last week. Winters have been relatively warm over most parts of north India. Except for the latter part of December when regions of north and northwest India experienced cold wave and dense fog conditions.

The IMD attributed the missing cold conditions over north India to the lack of strong western disturbances, or extra tropical weather systems, that bring rains to the plains and snowfall at higher altitudes. Snowfall observed in parts of Jammu and Kashmir, amid the biting cold weather.

-Bharat Express

Alina Khan

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