As cold wave continues to grip parts of North India, Delhi witnessed its
coldest day of the season on Wednesday. Delhiites woke up to a chilly morning
with a minimum temperature of 4 degree Celsius, which was three notches below
the season’s average.
According to the India Meteorological Department
(IMD), the minimum temperature was expected to be four degrees Celsius on
Thursday, while the maximum temperature on Wednesday was likely to hover around
17 degrees.
In the coming week, Delhi along with other
parts of northern India, including Haryana, Punjab, and north Rajasthan are
likely to come under a cold wave condition.
The minimum temperature in Delhi is expected to dip
to four degrees Celsius from January 10-13, making it the season’s coldest week,
according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials.
"The sky will remain clear with shallow to
moderate fog in the morning," an IMD official told IANS.
The capital has been witnessing warmer winters for
the past 5 years, but now this season the temperatures for both day and night
are tend to fall by 2-4 degree Celsius.
Railways are the most affected by this cold wave.
So far 26 trains have been delayed, 8 rescheduled and 7 cancelled due to fog
and other operational reasons as reported by ANI.
The humidity level in the national capital on Wednesday recorded at 8.30
am was 85 per cent. As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), the sky will
remain clear with shallow to moderate fog in the morning while skies will
remain clear and maximum temperature is expected to settle at 17 degrees
Celsius. Even in this cold wave, the afternoons are basking and helping people
to stay warm in the sun.
As per IMD forecast, the cold wave conditions are likely to mellow down
from January 13, onwards.
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