Page 7 - Cold Wave

Delhi to ring in New Year in chilly weather as IMD predicts cold wave

Cold wave and cold day conditions are predicted to wallop parts of Delhi on New Year's eve and the winter chill would intensify further in early January, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. Cold conditions have abated in north India, including Delhi, for now under the influence of a western disturbance, characterised by warm moist winds from the Middle East. However, the minimum will start dropping again from December 31, meteorologists said. The minimum will drop to 6 degrees Celsius on Saturday and further to 4 degrees Celsius by Monday (January 2), the IMD forecast. On Thursday, the Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius against 6.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, 5.6 degrees on Tuesday and 5 degrees on Monday. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 23 degrees Celsius. Fourteen trains to Delhi were reported to be running late due to dense to very dense fog in other areas, a Railways

Delhi likely to get some relief from cold, dense fog till Jan 1: IMD

A senior IMD official predicted that the cold day conditions are likely to abate over northwest India from Wednesday and then return from December 31

Severe cold wave conditions persist in Delhi; likely to abate for 2 days

Fresh cold wave conditions shall prevail again from December 31 to January 1, 2023

Delhi wakes up to dense fog as cold wave continues; min temp at 7 degree C

Cold wave continued in the national capital as the minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 7 degrees Celcius on early Tuesday morning.Dense fog was spotted as the cold wave continued in Delhi.Earlier on Monday, the India Meteorological Department predicted cold day/severe cold day conditions in Delhi."Cold Day/Severe Cold Day Conditions very likely in some parts over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and West Rajasthan and cold day conditions in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand on 26th and 27th December 2022," IMD had said in a bulletin at 3.30 pm on Monday.The weather department had also predicted dense to very dense fog in Delhi and nearby regions."Due to prevailing light wind and high moisture in lower tropospheric levels, Dense to Very Dense Fog very likely to continue over some parts of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and West Rajasthan during the next 48 hours," the IMD said on Monday.Earlier on Monday, the national capital New Delhi reeled under a .

Cold wave hits Delhi, dense fog lowers visibility; affects traffic

A cold wave swept through parts of Delhi on Monday and dense fog lowered visibility to 50 metres in some areas of the city, affecting road and rail traffic. Ten trains were reported running late by 1:45 to 3:30 hours, a railway spokesperson said. The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, logged a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius -- three notches below normal. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 19 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. On Sunday, the capital reported a cold day. According to the weather office, a cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal. The maximum temperature at Safdarjung on Sunday had settled at 16.2 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal and the lowest so far this season. The mercury had dropped to 3 degrees Celsius in the Ridge area, 4.9 degrees below normal, making it the coldest place in the .

Netherlands taps into gas reserves as cold wave boosts heating demand

Dutch energy firms have been forced to tap into the country's gas reserves as the cold wave is boosting demand

Blanket rule for winter: What you need to be covered for the season

The market has multitude of choices: pick a blanket that will last long and is not cumbersome

IIT Madras generates power from sea waves, aims to go commercial by 2024

Innovation may help India achieve climate change-related goal of generating 500 Gw of renewable energy by 2030

China renews 2nd highest alert for cold wave; forecasts massive temp drop

China on Monday renewed an orange alert, the second highest, for a cold wave, forecasting massive temperature drops, winds, sandstorms, rains, and snow in vast regions of the country

IMD predicts dense fog conditions over Northern India for next 2 days

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted dense fog conditions in the isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi during the next two days.

Delhi likely to witness cold day conditions; min temp drops to 6.3 deg C

Delhi is likely to witness cold day conditions at isolated places on Thursday, with the city registering a drop of three degrees in the minimum temperature at 6.3 degrees Celsius

Third consecutive 'cold day' in Delhi, max temp six notches below normal

Delhi experienced a cold day but it was not as chilly as the day before, according to IMD

Cold days to continue for 3-4 days in northwest, central India

Northwest and Central India, including Madhya Pradesh, will continue to face cold weather during the next three to four days, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Delhi sees coldest Jan day in 9 yrs; max temperature plunges to 12.1 deg C

Delhi saw the coldest January day in nine years on Tuesday, with the maximum temperature plunging 10 degrees below normal and settling at 12.1 degrees Celsius

Cold wave conditions expected in Delhi, mercury dips to 8.7 degrees Celcius

Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 8.7 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average

Cold wave intensifies in parts of India leading to fog, poor visibility

Cold wave gripped parts of India on Wednesday morning leading to low visibility and dense fog in isolated pockets over Rajasthan, Punjab and Southwest Uttar Pradesh.The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said that fog was observed in pockets over Northwest Rajasthan, Punjab, Southwest Uttar Pradesh, east Bihar, Jharkhand and plains of Uttarakhand."Fog observed (at 0830 hours IST of today): Dense to very dense fog in isolated pockets over Northwest Rajasthan; Dense fog in isolated pockets over Punjab, Southwest UP, east Bihar, Jharkhand and plains of Uttarakhand and moderate fog at isolated pockets over NE Rajasthan," tweeted the weather agency.Visibility of 700 metres was reported at Delhi's Palam area, whereas Punjab's Amritsar, Uttar Pradesh's Agra and Jharkhand's Ranchi reported visibility of 50 metres."Visibility recorded (at 0830 hours IST of today)(in mt): Ganganagar -25; Bhatinda, Amritsar, Pantnagar, Agra, Purnea and Ranchi -50each; Churu and Jaipur -200 each; Delhi .

Rain, coldwave grapple Delhi, homeless people take refuge in night shelters

With rain lashing several parts of Delhi and the temperature dipping further, homeless people are taking refuge in night shelters."Today many people are coming here because of the rain. We provide many facilities including blankets, hot water, medicines. Tonight there are 19 people at the shelter. Some are rickshaw pullers, some do job, homeless people come here to take shelter," Manoj Kumar, caretaker of the night shelter at Lodhi Road told ANI.Rishipal, caretaker of Raja Garden night shelter said that COVID protocols are followed there adding that doctors visit the place twice a week."We provide food. There are beds and blankets. There are medicines, sanitizers and temperature scanners. COVID rules are followed here. We have an ambulance facility in case of an emergency," Rishipal said.Rain lashed parts of Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) on Wednesday under the influence of a western disturbance.The maximum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 16 degrees ...

Rajasthan continues to reel under cold wave, showers likely on Tuesday

Cold wave conditions continued to grip parts of Rajasthan on Monday with the meteorological department forecasting showers in the next 24 hours

Cold wave grips Delhi, homeless take refuge in night shelters

As the national capital grapples with the cold wave getting severe with every passing day, homeless people are taking refuge in night shelters.

Cold wave sweeps through Delhi as mercury dips to 3.8 degrees Celsius

Delhi woke up to cold wave conditions on Friday as the minimum temperature dipped to 3.8 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The city was swept by a cold wave on Thursday as well as the temperature dropped sharply to 3.4 degrees Celsius from 8.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Similar conditions are likely to persist for the next few days, the weather department has forecast. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at around 19 degrees Celsius and there will be shallow fog, it said. The weather stations at Delhi's Palam and Lodhi Road recorded a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and 4 degrees Celsius respectively on Friday. In the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave if the minimum temperature dips to 4 degrees Celsius. A cold wave is also declared when the maximum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius and is 4.5 notches below normal. Delhi had experienced cold wave conditions on December 20 and December 21 as well, when the minimum ...