NORTH INDIA EXPERIENCE A COLD WAVE AS DELHI HAS ITS COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR

 

 

The lowest recorded temperature in Delhi this season was 13.4°C, six degrees below average and a two-year low. It was the coldest day of the season. In the meantime, it is anticipated that there will be heavy fog in several regions of northern India through January 15.

Tuesday was the coldest day Delhi has seen this winter, with the highest temperature falling to 13.4°C, six degrees below average, a two-year low, according to the Met Office.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the lowest temperature ever recorded on Wednesday morning was 7.1°C.

 

The national capital has been placed under a "yellow alert" for Wednesday, when a high of about 16°C is predicted. Drizzle was delivered to isolated areas of the city by the western disturbance, which also affected other portions of the northern plains. Delhi's 343 assessment for air quality indicated that it was still "very poor".

The minimum temperatures in Kanpur and Agra dropped to 1.1°C and 1.0°C, respectively, making neighboring Uttar Pradesh colder.

Delhi's night shelters, which are designed to give homeless people a place to stay, were packed despite the bitter cold. For people in need of refuge, these facilities offer meals, hot water, mattresses, and blankets.

A rescue team has been sent to transport those living on roadsides to these homes, according to a caretaker from a night shelter in Anand Vihar, Delhi, who spoke with news agency ANI.

Dense fog expected to engulf parts of North India.

According to the IMD's most recent bulletin, dense fog is expected to persist for a few hours in the morning in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Uttar Pradesh from January 10 to 14, as well as in Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, north Rajasthan, north Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and other parts of East and Northeast India on Wednesday.

The Met Office has also stated that cold wave conditions would continue in parts of Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

The Met Office has also predicted ground frost conditions in Uttarakhand between January 10 and 12. It also stated that no significant temperature change was expected in the next 48 hours.