The cold wave continued in northern parts of the country on Sunday as the mercury dropped to -4.7 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Sikar district. The meteorological departments have warned of cold wave conditions and cold wave conditions to continue in parts of Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and West Madhya Pradesh.
Punjab is shivering with the season’s worst cold wave conditions with Faridkot recording minus 1 degree Celsius. Other cities also recorded similar low temperatures, such as Amritsar 1.6 degrees, Gurdaspur 3.7, Patiala 4.2, Bathinda 1, Ludhiana 4.2, etc.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said Churu, located near the Thar Desert, recorded the season’s lowest temperature of -2.5 degrees Celsius.
The mercury remained in the lower category in the national capital on Sunday. Delhi’s primary weather station Safdarjung Observatory recorded a temperature of 4.7 degrees Celsius. Other areas of the city too remained cold with Jafferpur at 2.6 degrees Celsius, Lodhi Road at 3.8 degrees Celsius, Ayanagar at 3 degrees Celsius and The Ridge at 3.2 degrees Celsius.
The weather department has predicted dry weather in Kashmir for the next few days, but the mercury is showing no signs of recovery. The night temperature in the Union Territory dropped below the freezing point and Srinagar recorded -0.6 degree Celsius on Saturday night. Anantnag was the coldest place recorded in Jammu and Kashmir with a temperature of -10.9 degree Celsius.
The IMD has forecast low temperatures till January 17 or 18 after which the mercury may rise due to the influence of western disturbances. Air circulation events bring warm, moist air from the Middle East region. During this time the cold north-westerly winds coming from the Himalayan regions also stop, due to which the overall temperature of the northern plains increases.
(With inputs from PTI)
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