Delhi Weather Update:  Residents in the national capital, Delhi, and the northern part of the country have begun the new year with intensified cold conditions, as the minimum temperature in Delhi is expected to drop for the next two days. Due to the active Western Disturbance and the Jet stream the Delhi is expected to witness cold conditions. Delhi registered drizzle and a minimum temperature of 10.6 degrees Celsius.

Delhi Weather Today: Orange Alert For Very Dense Fog

According to the weather forecast bulletin by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature is likely to fall by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius for the next two days. The IMD has issued an orange for partly cloudy, and dense to very dense fog at many places across the city on Friday. The minimum temperature today is expected to fall by a few degrees Celsius, ranging from 8 to 10 degrees Celsius on January 2.

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Delhi Weather Forecast: Yellow Alert Amid Intensifying Cold

The weather department has placed a yellow alert in the city for mainly cloudy skies and moderate fog at many places on Saturday, January 3. The dense fog is expected at many places across the city on Saturday. The temperature is expected to dip and range from 6 to 8 degrees Celsius, likely to contribute to a sharper chill.

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January 4: The weather conditions in the city are expected to remain clear skies and light to moderate fog. with the temperature likely to rise towards the end of the week. There is no large change expected in weather conditions thereafter.

Why Delhi's Temperature Fell

As per the IMD, the following weather systems have contributed to the intensifying cold conditions in Delhi and the northern region. 

- A cyclonic circulation in the upper air is affecting northern Pakistan and adjoining Punjab, located at 3.1 km above mean sea level.

A trough in the mid and upper troposphere is also present at 5.8 km height.

- An induced cyclonic circulation persists over Punjab and nearby areas up to 1.5 km altitude.

- Meanwhile, the subtropical westerly jet stream is blowing over north India at 12.6 km height with speeds of 115 knots