It is extremely cold across the country. It is very cold due to rain, snowfall and dense fog. The temperature in Jammu and Kashmir is in minus due to snowfall from plains to hilly areas. The temperature in Srinagar was recorded at -2.5°C on Sunday. Kokernag recorded -8.1°C, Gulmarg -4°C and Pahalgam -3.2°C. Snowfall in Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Pahalgam, Gurez, Shopian and cold wave in other districts. There was dense fog in Delhi-NCR for a day and visibility was zero. After 2 days the cold wave increased with light fog.
The Meteorological Department has now issued a rain alert in both the cities. As Delhi’s air pollution AQI is improving, the ban on Group 3 has been lifted. Haryana-Punjab and Chandigarh are shivering due to dense fog. The weather will change in Madhya Pradesh from January 7 and there is a possibility of rain in the state on January 10. It may rain in Rajasthan also, but cold wave will prevail. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has released the latest weather update for the next 2 days across the country.
Rain, snowfall, fog warning in these states
According to the Meteorological Department, a Western Disturbance has been observed as a trough in the lower to upper tropospheric levels over South-West Rajasthan and adjoining South-East Rajasthan. A cyclonic circulation is also active. Due to this, moist winds are rising from the Arabian Sea. Due to these winds, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh today between January 6 and 8. There is a possibility of light to moderate rain at many places in the eight states of the North East.
A fresh Western Disturbance may become active between January 10-12 and affect Northwest India. Due to its effect, there is a possibility of moderate rain and snowfall in the western Himalayan region and light rain in the plains of the northwest. There will be snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh. Rain is expected in Tamil Nadu-Puducherry. There is a possibility of dense fog in the morning and evening in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.
This is the weather condition in Delhi-NCR
According to the Meteorological Department, there is light fog in the morning and evening in Delhi-NCR for the last 2 days. There is chill due to cold wave during the day. At the same time, trains and flights are being affected in Delhi due to dense fog. On Sunday, 51 trains going to and from Delhi ran late. Timings of more than 10 trains had to be changed. 160 flights landed late in the morning and evening due to zero visibility. 7 flights had to be cancelled. The Meteorological Department has issued a rain alert in Delhi-NCR on Monday. Dense fog may prevail tomorrow and the day after.
There are chances of rain due to active western disturbance on 10th and 11th January. On Sunday, the maximum temperature of Delhi was recorded at 18.6 and the minimum temperature was 9.4. The maximum temperature in Delhi this morning on January 6, 2025 was 19.9 degrees Celsius. The minimum and maximum temperatures of the day are expected to be 11.05 degrees Celsius and 22.53 degrees Celsius. The humidity in the air is 32% and the wind speed is 32 kilometers per hour. The sun will rise at 7:14 am and set at 5:38 pm.
