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The weather can be a major factor when planning a trip. Being prepared for the weather can help you avoid delays and make your trip more enjoyable.
The first thing to do is check the forecast for your destination. Check the current temperature, wind speed and direction, and precipitation information. You may also want to check the forecast three days ahead.
We have got you the weather reports for your next weekend gateway to Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab Kashmir, etc:
Delhi:
In certain regions of Delhi, a cold wave on Monday caused dense fog that reduced visibility to only 50 meters, disrupting both train and road traffic. According to a railway representative, 10 trains were reported to be running late between 1:45 and 3:30 hours.
The main weather station in Delhi, the Safdarjung observatory, recorded a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius, which is three degrees below average. According to the weather service, the high will probably be around 19 degrees Celsius.
The capital had a chilly day on Sunday. The weather report defines a cold day as one with a minimum temperature of 10 degrees Celsius or below and a maximum temperature that is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below average.
Sunday's high temperature in Safdarjung was 16.2 degrees Celsius, which is five degrees below average and the lowest so far this winter. It is noted that the Ridge neighborhood was the coldest place in the city with a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius, 4.9 degrees below normal.
The minimum temperatures on Monday were 4 degrees Celsius at the Ridge weather station and 4.1 degrees Celsius at the Ayanagar weather station, respectively. On Monday, sections of the National Capital Region, Punjab, Haryana, the western part of Uttar Pradesh, and northern Rajasthan had severe to very deep fog.
Rajasthan:
On Monday, regions of Rajasthan saw extreme cold and fog, with temperatures below zero being reported in Sikar's Fatehpur. According to the meteorological department, Churu and Pilani (Jhunjhunu), where the mercury resided at 0 degree Celsius & 0.2 degree Celsius on Sunday night, were the next two coldest places in the desert state after Fatehpur, which had the lowest temperature of minus 0.5 degree Celsius.
The lowest temperature was recorded in Karauli at 0.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Sikar at 1 degree Celsius, Alwar at 2 degrees Celsius, Bikaner at 2.4 degrees Celsius, Bhilwara at 2.7 degrees Celsius, Nagaur at 3 degrees Celsius, Sriganganagar, Sangaria (Hanumangarh), & Vanasthali (Tonk) at 4.4 degrees Celsius, Dholpur and Anta (Baran) at 4.5 degrees Celsius.
Chittorgarh According to the weather service, isolated locations in the state's northern regions have experienced cold wave to extreme cold wave conditions over the past 24 hours. There was also extremely severe fog in some remote regions.
Punjab:
Zero visibility was reported in Bathinda, Punjab, and Bikaner, Rajasthan, while it plummeted to 50 meters or less in Ambala, Amritsar, Hisar, Patiala, Ganganagar, Churu, & Bareilly. Over the next three days, these locations will continue to be foggy, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
On Monday, various areas of Punjab & Haryana reported bitterly cold temperatures and thick fog, with Narnaul recording the worst temperatures in the area at 2.4 degrees Celsius.
Hisar, in Haryana, too experienced intense cold as a result of a minimum temperature drop of 2.5 degrees Celsius. Low temperatures were 7.7 degrees Celsius in Ambala, 6.8 degrees Celsius in Karnal, 6.6 degrees Celsius in Rohtak, 5.5 degrees Celsius in Bhiwani, and 5.2 degrees Celsius in Sirsa.
Jammu & Kashmir:
According to officials, the lowest temperature in Kashmir increased by a few degrees but remained below the freezing point, providing no relief from the freezing cold. The valley is now experiencing a dry period, and considerable precipitation is not expected until the end of December.
The MET service did note that a brief wet period could occur this week. The lowest temperature on Sunday night increased by two- to three degrees from the night before while continuing to remain below freezing. According to them, the extreme cold caused the interior of Dal Lake freezing in addition to the freezing of many water supply pipes.
According to the officials, the minimum temperature in Srinagar increased from - 5.8 ° C. on Saturday night to minus 3.5 degrees Celsius. In Pahalgam, one of the base camps for the yearly Amarnath Yatra, a low of - 5.7 degrees Celsius was reportedly recorded, up from - 7 degrees Celsius.
The renowned ski resort of Gulmarg in the Baramulla area of north Kashmir registered a low of - 5.0 degrees Celsius. According to the officials, the season's lowest minimum temperature was recorded in the frontier Kupwara district at minus 3.5 ℃, while in Qazigund, the valley's entrance town, it was minus 4.2 degrees Celsius.
The Meteorological Department has forecast relatively dry weather in Jammu & Kashmir until Monday, after which it is expected to be generally foggy till 30th December in the UT with a risk of light to moderate snowfall on the higher ranges.
Kashmir is currently in the grip of 'Chilla-i-Kalan' - the 40-day hardest winter phase when a cold wave takes the region & the temperature lowers drastically leading to the freezing of waterways as well as the water delivery pipes in numerous sections of the valley. This time of year has the highest and most frequent chances of snowfall.
Most places have significant snowfall, particularly in the upper altitudes. The phase of "Chillai-Kalan" lasts from 21st December to 30th January. Even after that, the cold wave remains with a 20-day-long "little cold", called 'Chillai-Khurd' and a 10-day-long "baby cold", called 'Chillai-Bachha' coming after it.
