December 4, 2017 10:51 AM

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North India reels under cold wave conditions

North India continued to reel under cold wave conditions. Kashmir Valley shivered under sub-zero temperatures while Punjab and Haryana also saw the mercury dip as large parts of north India experienced biting cold. <br/><br/>Adampur in Punjab recorded a biting 4.9 degrees Celsius minimum temperature as visibility dropped slightly at few places in the state and neighbouring Haryana due to shallow fog and mist. Chandigarh recorded a low of 9 degrees Celsius.<br/><br/>In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place recording a low of 5.6 degrees Celsius, down four notches against normal limit. <br/><br/>The Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region continued to experience sub-zero night temperatures even as the Meteorological Department has forecast a further dip in the mercury owing to the dry weather over th next few days.<br/><br/>The night temperature across Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, stayed below the freezing point last night, an official of the MET department said.<br/><br/>A blanket of haze again enveloped Delhi on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department said pollution levels have spiked due to calm conditions, marked by low wind speed and moisture. The IMD has forecast possibility of light rains on Tuesday.

December 4, 2017 7:59 AM

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North India reels under cold wave conditions

North India continued to reel under cold wave conditions. Kashmir Valley shivered under sub-zero temperatures while Punjab and Haryana also saw the mercury dip as large parts of north India experienced biting cold. <br/><br/>Adampur in Punjab recorded a biting 4.9 degrees Celsius minimum temperature as visibility dropped slightly at few places in the state and neighbouring Haryana due to shallow fog and mist. Chandigarh recorded a low of 9 degrees Celsius.<br/><br/>In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place recording a low of 5.6 degrees Celsius, down four notches against normal limit. <br/><br/>The Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region continued to experience sub-zero night temperatures even as the Meteorological Department has forecast a further dip in the mercury owing to the dry weather over th next few days.<br/><br/>The night temperature across Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, stayed below the freezing point last night, an official of the MET department said.<br/><br/>A blanket of haze again enveloped Delhi on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department said pollution levels have spiked due to calm conditions, marked by low wind speed and moisture. The IMD has forecast possibility of light rains on Tuesday.

December 3, 2017 9:03 AM

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North India reels under cold wave conditions

North India continued to reel under cold wave with Himachal Pradesh being the coldest place. High-altitude areas of the state witnessed temperatures between eight and 13 degrees below the freezing point. <br/><br/>The Keylong in tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti recorded a low of minus 5.2 degree Celsius. The local MeT office has predicted rains, thunderstorm or snow in lower, mid and higher hills on December 5 and 6 and dry weather from December 6 onwards.<br/><br/>In Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.5 degrees Celsius yesterday. Gulmarg, the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 2.0 degrees Celsius.<br/><br/>Adampur town in Punjab continued to reel under biting cold conditions with a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Amritsar and Ludhiana recorded the same night<br/>temperature of 6.2 degree Censius. <br/><br/>The mercury remained below normal in most parts of the neighbouring Haryana. Hisar was the coldest place in Haryana with a minimum temperature of 5.7 degree Celsius, four notches below the normal.<br/><br/>Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a minimum temperature of 8.2 degree Celsius.<br/>

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