The low temperature in Delhi dropped to 4.1 degrees Celsius, 4 degrees below normal on Tuesday (recorded as of 6.30 a.m.). Monday’s minimum temperature was 8.4 degrees Celsius while the maximum was 19.4 degrees, 4 degrees below normal.
“We are recording cold wave conditions in Delhi with a minimum temperature of 4.5 degrees below normal in many stations,” said Kuldeep Shrivastava, director of the regional center for weather forecasting. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the cold snap sets in when the minimum temperature drops below 10 degrees with a deviation of 4.5 degrees Celsius from normal.
Delhi’s Air Quality Index is 192 in the moderate category. Most of the cities and towns in North West India today have low to moderate air quality.
IMD has predicted a drop from lows of 3 to 5 degrees Celsius in most of northwestern India over the next four days. In central and eastern India, minimum temperatures will drop by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius thereafter.
Dense fog is likely today in isolated foci over the Jammu Division, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, northwestern Rajasthan, northwestern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, western Bengal subhimalaya and Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura nowadays.
The Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said that air quality has improved to a moderate category due to relatively strong winds during the day and night, leading to better dispersion and ventilation.
The wind direction is northwest with a speed of 6-15 km / h and mostly clear skies. The predominant surface wind is likely to come from the northwesterly direction of Delhi with a wind speed of 8-15 kmph, mainly clear skies and moderate fog this morning.
In its severe weather bulletin, IMD forecast cold wave conditions for Punjab, Haryana, northern Rajasthan and Chandigarh on December 17 and 18.
“What we are seeing now is that various parts of northwestern India are experiencing severe cold day conditions. A cold snap can also affect these regions as of December 17. While cold day conditions are associated with a cloudy sky that has not allowed the daytime temperature to rise, even nighttime temperatures are dropping. An intense western disturbance has passed and the winds have shifted to the northwest, bringing icy winds to the plains, ”said Shrivastava.
Influenced by a wave from the east, fairly widespread rains / showers are likely to spread in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Lakshadweep from 16 to 18 December. the same period.
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