The entire country, including Delhi-NCR, is currently under the grip of intense cold. Strong winds, heavy rainfall, dense fog, cold waves, and snowfall have increased both chill and freezing temperatures. As a result, the temperature in most parts of the country has dropped to minus. Dense fog has covered Delhi today, and the city is as cold as Shimla, with both Delhi and Shimla recording a minimum temperature of 5°C. People are lighting bonfires to stay warm.
In Karauli, Rajasthan, the temperature is 1.3°C. In 12 cities of Madhya Pradesh, the minimum temperature has dropped below 8°C, with the lowest recorded temperature being 3.3°C. Severe cold is expected to continue in Madhya Pradesh until December 23. In most cities of Jammu and Kashmir, the temperature is below freezing, with rivers and waterfalls frozen. In Srinagar, the temperature recorded was minus 6°C, in Kargil it was minus 13.5°C, and in Leh, it was minus 11.2°C. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an update on the weather for the next 5 days.
Satellite IR animation from INSAT 3DR (19.12.2024 0315-0945 IST) showing convective clouds associated with the well marked low pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal.
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 19, 2024
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According to the weather department, a low-pressure area formed over the South-West Bay of Bengal is likely to move towards the west-central part of the Bay of Bengal. Over the next 12 hours, this area is expected to move towards the northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh coast, and in the next 24 hours, it will move northward along the Andhra Pradesh coast. A trough-like structure in the lower and middle troposphere is activating the western disturbance.
This will lead to the activation of cyclonic circulation over the lower parts of north-western Rajasthan. A fresh and active western disturbance may impact the western Himalayan region and surrounding plains around December 27. Due to these weather conditions, light to moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning is expected at some places in coastal Andhra Pradesh, northern Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, coastal Odisha, and coastal Gangetic West Bengal. Stormy winds with speeds of up to 45 km per hour are also possible.
Daily Weather Briefing English (19.12.2024)
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 19, 2024
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Where Will Fog And Cold Waves Strike?
According to the weather department, until December, cold waves and dense fog will affect Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, western Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Gujarat, eastern Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Bihar. Ground frost conditions are expected in various parts of Himachal Pradesh until December 23.
What’s the Weather Like in Delhi-NCR?
The national capital, Delhi, and its neighboring Noida are experiencing intense cold. Dense fog has begun to settle in both areas in the mornings and evenings. On the previous day, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 23°C and a minimum of 5°C. On the morning of December 20, 2024, the maximum temperature was 19.9°C. The forecast for today predicts a minimum of 10.05°C and a maximum of 22.9°C. The humidity in the air is 23%, and the wind speed is 23 km/h. Over the last 24 hours, the minimum temperature has dropped by 3°C. Currently, the maximum and minimum temperatures remain between 20–23°C and 5–7°C. The weather department has issued an alert for dense fog in Delhi and Noida for the next three days.
