Weather Update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that temperatures in Delhi-NCR would drop starting from today due to chilly northeasterly winds that have already begun blowing into the plains from the snow-covered mountains.
Large areas of north and northwest India had been spared from a cold spell by the western disturbance, but it has already started to recede, it added. Before the western disturbance gave respite, several areas of north and northwest India saw below-average maximum and minimum temperatures on the majority of days this month, according to an IMD official.
Shelter homes created in Delhi owing to weather
Over the previous 10 to 11 days, a thick layer of fog has persisted over the Indo-Gangetic plains. Additionally, there was a significant space between two western disturbances, which enabled icy winds from snow-covered mountains to blow in for a longer-than-usual length of time.
On Sunday morning, temperatures at Delhi’s Safdarjung ranged from 4.7°C to 3.0°C, 3.0°C to Ridge, and 3.2°C to 3.8°C. All temperatures are nearly 3–4°C below average. As Delhi gets ready for another cold wave, authorities have created additional shelter houses. The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has equipped a night shelter near Dandi Park, Yamuna Bazaar, with amenities including TV, literature, restrooms, and mohalla clinics.
Fog has caused certain flights, including those between Delhi and Riyadh, Delhi and Shimla-Kullu, Delhi and Varanasi, Delhi and Dharamshala-Srinagar, and Delhi and Dehradun, to be delayed.
Temperature drop in Delhi-NCR
As per the latest weather update, Between Monday and Wednesday, a cold wave will pass across various areas of Delhi-NCR. The meteorological office had previously forecasted that temperatures will drastically drop in Delhi-NCR the next week, with the lowest temperature expected to settle around 3 degrees Celsius.
The Ganderbal and Bandipora districts of Jammu and Kashmir were affected by three avalanches on Saturday, although no one was killed, according to officials. As a result of Friday’s moderate to heavy snowfall, they said that avalanche warnings had been issued for 12 districts of the Union Territory.
Two avalanches occurred at the same time in Sonamarg’s Sarbal neighbourhood, in the Ganderbal district of central Kashmir, while another struck Gurez in Bandipora, in north Kashmir, according to the officials.
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