Cold spell to continue in North India for 24 hours

Night temperatures continue to be below normal for the third consecutive day in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and parts of west Uttar Pradesh. The weather in North India has been playing pranks on us. Last week just as we thought winter is almost bidding good bye, temperatures started falling and recorded 2 to 4 degrees below normal in Delhi and adjoining areas like Agra, Jaipur, Hisar, Karnal and Meerut.

Temperatures in North India

Minimums have been in the range of 5°C to 7°C with few pockets recording even less. For instance, Amritsar recorded 5 degrees below normal at 1.5°C, Pathankot 3.7°C and Hisar 4°C. Agra also recorded minimum at 5.5°C, 5 degrees below normal. However, the temperatures are now showing a gradual increase as minimum in Delhi rose from 5.6°C on Tuesday to 6.6°C today morning.  The mercury is showing an increasing trend as we move from West to Central India and further eastwards where the minimums are in the range of 10°C to 12°C.

According to Skymet Weather forecast minimum temperatures will keep rising and reach double digits as the Western Disturbance starts affecting weather in North India from the 14^th of February. The spell of rain and clouding will last for 30 hours in North India and gradually move in the eastward direction to cover East and Northeast India. After the passage of the system temperatures will again fall to record below normal.

Rain in India

Rain has been minimal across the country in the last 24 hours. In Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar recorded 2 mm and Qazigund 1.4mm of rain. Kalpa and Kullu in Himachal Pradesh recorded 0.4 mm and 0.3 mm, respectively. In Uttarakhand, Mukteshwar recorde 1.2 mm while Pithoragarh received only traces of rain. Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in the Northeast received very light rain as well with Dibrugarh and Jorhat recording 0.5 mm and 0.6 mm of rain respectively. Lakhimpur and Passighat also received some precipitation.