Delhi’s minimum temperature dropped to 4.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, and is likely to dip further in the coming days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum of 4.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, an IMD official said.
Delhi had been registering above normal minimum temperatures till Monday, as a cloud cover persisted over the city under the influence of successive Western Disturbances.
Delhi’s minimum had settled at 7 degrees on Monday, 7.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 10.8 degrees Celsius on Saturday, 9.6 degrees Celsius on Friday and 14.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest in January in four years, according to IMD.
The cloud cover over the national capital has prevented a steep decline in the minimum temperature so far, the IMD official said.
Clouds trap some of the outgoing infrared radiation and radiate it back downward, warming the ground.
However, the minimum temperature has started declining with the commencement of northwesterly winds from snow-capped mountains towards the plains starting Saturday, the official said.
The mercury is set to drop further. Moderate to dense fog is also predicted over the capital on Thursday and Friday, the IMD official said.
(Cover – Credit: Getty Images)
From velvety cheesecakes to espresso-soaked gelato, here are seven globally viral dishes that Delhiites cannot…
As Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolás Maduro returns to global headlines, a walk through Delhi’s diplomatic…
The Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) has estimated a cost of Rs 48.75…
Possession letters for land parcels for Delhi Teachers' University and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University…
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also said that the government is trying to turn the…
A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain held that the petitioner government employee…
