It was a chilly day for Delhiites after a spell of relatively warm weather as intermittent light rain lashed parts of the city and the maximum dropped to 19.3 degrees Celsius from 26.3 degrees yesterday.
The national capital recorded 1.6mm rainfall between 9 A.M. And 5.30 P.M. Today with the sky remaining overcast throughout the day. The minimum temperature was 11.7 degrees Celsius.
The cloudy conditions are likely to continue tomorrow as well.
In Kashmir, a fresh bout of snowfall lashed parts of the Valley while Srinagar witnessed rain which marginally brought down the minimum to 2.2 degrees Celsius as against 4.1 degrees the previous night. The summer capital received 2.6mm rainfall during the night.
Picturesque Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a low of -5 degrees Celsius, two notches up from the previous night's -7 degrees, and received 11 inches of fresh snowfall.
The MeT office has forecast heavy snowfall across the Valley over the coming few days with road and air traffic likely to face disruptions.
Himachal Pradesh was reeling from intense cold after another spell of heavy snowfall in the higher reaches of the state while the middle and lower hills, including state capital Shimla, were lashed by rain and sleet accompanied by icy, strong velocity winds.
Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti and Kalpa in Kinnaur district had received 35cm to 40cm snow by afternoon while the sprawling Dhauladhar and Churdhar ranges were covered under 75cm to 100cm of snow.
The snowfall and rain has thrown normal life out of gear in several parts of the state including at Dharamsala.
The sky remained heavily overcast throughout the day and the local MeT has warned of more rains and snowfall in the next two days.
Uttarakhand, too, saw snowfall in the higher reaches and showers in its plains as temperatures dropped at most places in the state.
The mercury in the state capital of Dehradun plunged by four degrees as
