Cold Wave: Delhi Shivers At 3 Degrees, The Lowest Temperature This Winter Season
Delhi on Thursday woke up to the coldest morning this winter, with the temperature falling below normal in many places.
The lowest temperature recorded on Thursday morning was 2.2 degrees in Aya Nagar.
Weather stations at Lodhi Road and Ridge recorded 2.8 degrees Celsius and Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, logged 3 degrees Celsius in the morning.
Coldest January in Delhi
According to the IMD, Thursday was the coldest January day in the national capital in two years.
Visibility also fell to a low of 25 metres at Palam and was recorded at 50 meters at Safdarjung, the India Meteorological Department said.
At Safdarjung, the visibility was recorded at 50 metres at 5:30 am this morning.
The Regional Meteorological Department, Delhi of the IMD said there will be "dense to very dense fog" at many places. "Cold day to severe cold day conditions at a few places and cold day conditions at isolated places in Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh," the India Meteorological Department said.
Delhi Airport issues fog alert??
On Thursday, the Delhi Airport issued a fog alert for all passengers. According to the authorities, low visibility procedures are in progress at the Delhi Airport.
The authorities added that all flight operations are currently normal, and the passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information.
The IMD classifies fog as shallow when visibility dips below 1,000 metres, as 'moderate' when visibility is between 200 and 500 metres, and 'dense' when it is below 200 metres. It is 'very dense' when visibility is below 50 metres.
Orange alert in Delhi NCR?
The meteorological office had on Wednesday issued an orange alert for Delhi-NCR for Thursday and Friday.
The India Meteorological Department uses four colour codes for weather warnings -- green (no action needed), yellow (watch and stay updated), orange (be prepared) and red (take action).
Cold wave across North India
A cold wave is declared if the minimum temperature dips to four degrees Celsius or when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 notches below the normal.
A severe cold wave is when the minimum temperature dips to two degrees Celsius or the departure from the normal is more than 6.4 degrees Celsius.
A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius below normal and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal. A severe cold day is when the maximum is 6.5 degrees Celsius or more below the normal.
As per the IMD forecast, the minimum and maximum temperatures in January 2023 will most likely remain below normal over many parts of central India and adjoining areas of peninsular, east and northwest India.
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