Brace For Cold Wave : IMD Expects In Coming Days Mercury To Plummet Further In North India

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The mercury further plummeted several degrees on Saturday as North India shivered amid a cold wave. Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of six degrees Celsius, the lowest this season so far, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 20 degrees Celsius and shallow fog has been predicted during the day, it said. The minimum temperature was two notches below the season’s average, the IMD said.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday had said forecast cold wave to severe cold wave conditions over Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, parts of Gujarat and north Rajasthan over the next five days. It had predicted the mercury to drop by two to four degrees Celsius in most parts of northwest India, adjoining central India and Gujarat over the next four to five days.

Churu recorded a minimum temperature of -1.1 degrees Celsius today, on 18th Dec, as per IMD. People in the region woke up to dense fog this morning, As per IMD, Amritsar is likely to experience ‘Dense Fog’ today with the minimum temperature being 1 degree Celsius.

Cold winds from the country’s northern parts swept Rajasthan as minimum temperatures in Fatehpur and Churu dropped below the freezing point, a meteorological department official said on Saturday. Temperatures on Friday night dropped by one degree Celsius across the state, the official said and added that the department has issued a cold wave warning for many parts of Rajasthan.

The minimum temperature was recorded at minus 3.3 degrees Celsius in Fatehpur in Sikar and in neighbouring Churu it was minus 1.1 degrees Celsius, according to the meteorological (MeT) department. Nagaur recorded a minimum night temperature of 0.3 degrees Celsius, Sangaria and Sikar each recorded 0.7 degrees Celsius, Bhilwara 1 degree Celsius, Ganganagar 1.1 degrees Celsius, Pilani 1.9 degrees Celsius and Chittorgarh 2.7 degrees Celsius. The MeT department said the minimum in most of the districts of the state has dipped below five degrees Celsius.

The maximum temperature was recorded between 13.5 degrees Celsius to 24.2 degrees Celsius on Friday. State capital Jaipur recorded a minimum temperature of 4.9 degrees Celsius on Friday night.

The department has issued an ‘Orange alert’ for severe cold wave conditions in many areas of the state in the coming days.