Early morning and late night hours have started to feel cold and half sleeves clothes or summer wears are almost out, indicating that winter has made its arrival in North India.
Temperature profile in the last few days have also changed hinting towards a similar trend. Western Disturbances, a common feature during winters have started to become more frequent.
Currently there is a Western Disturbance prevailing over Jammu and Kashmir which is likely to give rain and snow in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir. The lower areas of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir will only witness rain.
The system is also likely to cause cloudy skies over most parts of Punjab, some parts of Haryana and even Delhi. Rain is expected in the foothills.
Meanwhile, the temperatures in North India are showing a declining trend with maximums staying close to 30°C and minimums hovering around 15°C.
Minimum temperatures in Delhi have dropped by almost one degree in the last few days. The Safdarjung observatory recorded 16.6°C as the minimum temperature on Saturday, November 1. On Sunday the minimum dropped to record 15.8°C, while on Monday morning it was cold at 15°C. The humidity level also has also dropped from 71% to 59%.
In adjoining Hisar, minimums have been settling below 15°C since the last four days. The minimum temperature recorded on Monday morning was 14.6°C.
Going further north, the minimums in Amritsar are cold, settling between 12 and 14°C. The minimum temperature in the city recorded 13.8°C on Monday morning.
Up in the hills Srinagar has seen a continuous decline in the minimum temperatures. On Saturday morning the minimum temperature in the city had settled at 3.7°C, while on Sunday it was 3.8°C. However, it rose to record 5°C as the minimum on Monday due to clouding in the region.
It is to be noted that minimums rise, while maximums drop in wake of clouds in the region. Therefore there could be a marginal rise in minimum temperatures across north India. The prevailing Western Disturbance is expected to make the weather cloudy in most of the places.
