Weather Update: Almost the entire country is in the grip of cold and dense fog. According to the alert of the Meteorological Department (IMD), there is no relief in sight yet. Apart from the cold, the entire North India is in the grip of fog and cold wave. On one hand, snowfall on the mountains and westerly winds have increased the cold in the plains, while the next 24 hours are also special. There is a possibility of rain in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar during the next 24 hours. Along with this, light rain is also continuing in South India.
The Meteorological Department has issued another alert. According to the IMD, thundershowers and lightning are likely to occur in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttarakhand on January 5 and 6. Along with this, rain is likely to occur in Delhi NCR and other plains states in the next 24 hours. The period of light rain starting from Monday may continue till January 10.
The Meteorological Department said that the minimum temperature in Delhi has dropped below 4 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature remains between 15 and 17 degrees Celsius. The average Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 318.
Temperature conditions in the last 24 hours
The Meteorological Department has released the temperature conditions for the last 24 hours. The minimum temperature in many parts of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh was 0-5 degrees, in Himachal Pradesh 0-5 degrees, in many parts of northwest India 6-10 degrees, in many parts of central, eastern and western India 10-14 degrees, in the plains the lowest temperature was recorded at 5.0 degrees in Mandala (east Madhya Pradesh). The minimum temperature in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, west Uttar Pradesh, west Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh and Delhi was between 3 and 5 degrees Celsius.
Meteorologists have predicted a change in the weather in the city from the afternoon of January 5. Meteorologists say that there may be intermittent light rain from the afternoon of January 5 to the afternoon of January 6. Dense fog had started falling in the City Beautiful since Friday night, which continued till 10-11 am today. After that, the sunshine came out, giving the city residents some relief from the bitter cold.
