Delhi witnessed fresh rainfall on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 9.4 degrees Celsius, spoiling the full dress rehearsal for Republic day celebrations.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Western disturbance as a low pressure area lay over West Rajasthan adjoining Pakistan is the reason behind the sudden change in weather in North India.
“The system is moving fast and lies over northeast Rajasthan and adjoining West Madhya Pradesh with associated cyclonic circulation extending upto 5.8 km above mean sea level on Tuesday, The system is very likely to move away from Northwest India during next 24 hours,” IMD mentioned in Press statement.
“Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall and snowfall very likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during next 24 hours and at isolated places during subsequent 24 hours,” IMD mentioned.
“Dense to very dense fog very likely at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, north Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh during morning hours on January 24, 25 and over Bihar on January 24 ,” IMD mentioned in weekly weather forecast.
Due to rain the Minimum temperatures very likely to fall by 3-5 degree C over the plains of Northwest India and adjoining west and central India during next three days.
“No significant change in minimum temperatures over eastern India during next 2 days and fall by three degree Celsius thereafter,” IMD forecast.
Meanwhile, the city received drizzle after traces of rainfall was reported overnight, he said. “The relative humidity level recorded at 8:30 am was 84 per cent while the visibility dropped to 800 m,” Regional Weather Forecast official tweeted.
As many as 16 north-bound trains stood cancelled while twenty three trains were running late while two were rescheduled, a senior Railway Ministry official said.
On Monday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 25.2 and 5.9 degrees Celsius, respectively.