According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the temperature at Delhi’s major weather observatory centres, Safdurjung and Palam, was 7 degrees Celsius at 5.30 a.m.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a severe cold wave warning for parts of north Rajasthan, as well as cold wave warnings for Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Punjab until Thursday.
The national capital awoke to a cold morning on Tuesday, with temperatures in Delhi’s major weather observatories, Safdurjung and Palam, reaching 7 degrees Celsius at 5.30 a.m. The minimum and maximum temperatures in Delhi are expected to remain in the 5-8 degree Celsius and 16-20 degree Celsius ranges until January 1. The dense fog is expected to last for several days, according to the weather service.
Severe cold wave occurs when the minimum temperature falls below two degrees Celsius or the deviation from normal exceeds 6.4 degrees Celsius. If the minimum temperature in the plains falls below 4 degrees Celsius, the IMD declares a cold wave. A cold wave is also declared when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or lower and is 4.5 degrees Celsius or lower than normal.
The weather department also predicted very dense fog to continue over some parts of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and West Rajasthan over the next 24 hours due to prevailing light wind conditions and high moisture in lower tropospheric levels. The forecast, released Tuesday morning, added that its intensity is likely to reduce thereafter, except in Punjab.