Delhi weather update: IMD issues severe cold wave alert till 14 January; several trains delayed due to dense fog

The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) on Saturday forecasted that national capital Delhi is likely to witness a severe cold wave on 13 January, which will then reduce to cold wave on Sunday 14 January. The severe cold wave condition are also likely to continue in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh till Sunday, 14 January.

Notably, the IMD had issued an orange alert for severe cold wave conditions in North India till Sunday. National Capital Delhi on Saturday woke up to a temperature as low as 10°C. The IMD has predicted maximum temperature to be 19 Degree Celsius and minimum temperature to be 5 Degree Celsius for Saturday, 13 January.

Delhi is likely to witness partly cloudy sky with dense fog in the morning on Saturday, 13 January. Barring a few delays, the flight operations via the Indira Gandhi International Airport were normal. Delhi Airport witnessed a 7 Degree Celsius temperature in the morning of Saturday. Further, moderate fog encompassed the runway, not hurting visibility of flights.

Several trains were delayed in reaching Delhi, which includes Mumbai CSMT Amritsar Express, which is delayed by 4 hours in arriving at the national capital. Minimum temperatures had remained in the range of 3 7°C over most parts of Punjab, Haryana Chandigarh Delhi in the last few days. In Delhi, on Friday the minimum temperature recorded in the Safdarjung observatory was 3.9 Degree Celsius, measuring 3.5 degrees less than normal.

In the Lodhi Road observatory, the temperatures were observed to be at 3.6 Degree Celsius, at least 2.4 degree less than normal. The Indian Metrological Department predicted there would be gradual fall by 2 3°C in minimum temperatures over many parts of Central and East India during next 3 days. Livemint tops charts as the fastest growing news website in the world to know more.

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