Delhi records season’s lowest temperature at 1.4°C, yellow alert issued for next 6 days
NEW DELHI,JAN 16 : Delhi recorded its lowest temperature this season with the mercury dropping to 1.4°C during the wee hours of Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in Delhi for the next six days starting today, Monday, owing to the upcoming severe coldwave in the national capital region. While the first three days will set the winter chills again with the temperature dropping to 2-3 degrees Celsius, Delhi people will witness dense fog conditions for the next three days.
A severe cold wave is likely to grip parts of northern India, including the Delhi & National Capital Region, till Wednesday, said the IMD on Sunday, January 15. According to the IMD, the temperature in Delhi-NCR may plummet to 2 degrees Celsius on Monday and Tuesday.
The Met Office further added that the temperature would likely be 4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, resulting in coldwave conditions after a brief respite for citizens of Delhi-NCR. The IMD has also predicted heavy fog and low visibility over Delhi-NCR for the next five days.
As many as 13 trains were running late in the Northern Railway region due to fog on Monday morning, said the Indian Railways.
Amid all this, rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on January 26 was underway at Delhi’s Karthavya Path.
Meanwhile, people lit up bonfires to find respite from the prevailing cold wave conditions in the national capital. As per IMD, Delhi will witness a minimum temperature of 4.7°C today. The minimum temperature reported at the Safdarjung observatory was 1.4°C and the mercury at Lodhi Road dipped to 1.6°C on Monday morning.
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The temperature in Delhi is six degrees below normal. According to the IMD, “Since the skies are clear and sunshine is excellent there is no major dip in daily temperatures. Only at night and early morning temperatures are quite low.”
According to the Met Office, minimum temperatures are likely to fall by 2-4 degrees during the next two days due to the northwesterly winds from the Himalayas over the plains of northwest India.
-The India Today
