Weather Update: Delhi Records Coldest Day, Light Rain Expected Today, Check Full Forecast Here

Delhi Weather Update: Apart from dense fog and cold wave, the weather department also predicted a cloudy sky and the possibility of light rain or drizzle in the city on Tuesday. Check full weather forecast here.

Delhi Weather Update: At 5.3 degrees Celsius, the national capital on Tuesday recorded season’s coldest day on Tuesday which is two notches below the season’s average, according to IMD. The weather office said the city recorded maximum temperature at 17.5 degrees Celsius which is also a notch below the season’s average.

Cloudy Sky, Light Rain in Delhi Today

The weather department has also predicted a cloudy sky and the possibility of light rain or drizzle in the city on Tuesday. The IMD also suggested that maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 15 degrees Celsius and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Apart from Delhi, the weather office has also predicted inclement weather, dense fog for some parts of Punjab. Haryana Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar. Apart from this, dense fog conditions are likely over next 3 days in Punjab and Haryana, the IMD said.

The weather office warned that cold day to severe cold day conditions are likely to continue in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana while Rajasthan is also expected to witness cold day.

20 Trains Running Late

Due to cold wave conditions, nearly 20 trains were running late in the national capital on Monday.  According to Northern Railways, at least four trains are running late by about 6 hours, namely Katihar-Amritsar Express, Khajuarao-Kurukshetra Express, Jammutawi-Ajmer Express and Ajmer-Katra Pooja Express.

Three trains including Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express, Ambedkarnagar-Katra Express and Chennai-New Delhi GT are likely to arrive late by around 2 hours while Manikpur-Nizamuddin Express is expected to arrive almost 4 hours late, the railway officials said.

Moreover, 12 trains were running late by around 1-1.30 hours including Kanpur-New Delhi Shramshakti, Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Express, Banglore-Nizamuddin, Bhubneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Prayagraj-New Delhi Express, Rajendranagar-New Delhi Express, Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Express, Amritsar-Mumbai Express, Hyderabad-New Delhi Express and Chennai-New Delhi GT.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), shallow to moderate fog was experienced in isolated pockets over Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha earlier in the day.

The visibility recorded was below 500 metres in several parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Further, the IMD said that conditions of very dense fog are observed over isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Bihar while dense fog is expected over isolated pockets of Madhya Pradesh.