- By Shivam Shandilya
- Sun, 15 Dec 2024 09:26 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi Weather Update: As the year nears end, the cold weather conditions have gripped in parts of north and west India on Sunday with the mervury dropping several notches in Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan. According to news agency PTI, Kashmir and the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received some respite from the intense cold as minimum temperatures rose. The respite for Kashmir is likely to be short-lived as the meteorological department has predicted a cold wave in parts of the valley over the next three days.
According to the weather body, moderate fog is likely to persist on Monday. The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to settle at 5 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius, respectively.
States such as Punjab and Haryana also remained in the grip of cold weather conditions, with Faridkot recording the lowest temperature in the region at 1 degree Celsius, according to the meteorological department.
The minimum temperature of Punjab's Gurdaspur and Bathinda was recorded at 2 degrees Celsius and 4.6 degrees Celsius, respectively, at night. The mercury settled at a low of 3.5 degrees Celsius in Pathankot, 3.9 degrees Celsius in Amritsar, 6.8 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana and 3.8 degrees Celsius in Patiala.
In Haryana, Hisar shivered at 1.7 degrees Celsius and Narnaul recorded a minimum temperature of 3 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature was recorded in Bhiwani, followed by Gurugram, Rohtak, and Ambala. The weather office said that Chandigarh, the common capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded a minimum temperature of 4.8 degrees Celsius. Temperatures rose by three to five notches in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh while cold wave conditions gripped the lower hills as the weather remained dry.
The local meteorological office has issued a 'yellow' warning for a cold wave at isolated places in the lower hills and plains till Thursday and predicted dry weather in the state over the next seven days. Cold wave conditions will prevail in Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur and parts of Kangra districts, the weather office said.
According to weather body, the minimum temperature in Fatehpur settled at minus 1.2 degrees Celsius. Churu recorded a minimum temperature of 1.6 degrees Celsius;
Bhilwara 2.2 degrees Celsius; Sangaria, Pilani and Sirohi 2.6 degrees Celsius; Chittorgarh 3.2 degrees Celsius and Alwar 4 degrees Celsius.
(With input from agencies)