New Delhi, Jan 19: Fog covered Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Friday as the north India continued to reel under intense cold wave. The minimum temperature in the national capital today is expected to settle around 6 degrees Celsius. The normal life was hit at several parts of the city in early hours due to poor visibility. Numerous trains and flights were delayed, cancelled and rescheduled.
Earlier on Thursday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 5.6 degrees Celsius. As many as 39 trains were delayed, 15 cancelled and 11 rescheduled due to low visibility caused by the persisting cold wave.
There was a marginal increase in temperatures in Kashmir and the Ladakh divisions due to an overcast sky, the mercury stayed below the freezing point in most areas, including Srinagar. Gulmarg and other areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir witnessed snowfall last night with reports of precipitation in many areas.
Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2 degrees Celsius while the temperature in Gulmarg settled at minus 7 degrees Celsius and Qazigund, in south Kashmir, at 0.4 degrees Celsius. There was a huge respite for Leh in the Ladakh region, where the mercury rose from minus 13.6 degrees Celsius to minus 6.9 degrees Celsius. Kargil was the coldest place in the state and recorded minus 19.3 degrees Celsius.
Intense cold wave conditions persisted in most parts of Himachal Pradesh, even as the minimum and maximum temperatures rose marginally.
Kalpa in high-altitude tribal Kinnaur district and Manali recorded a low of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius and minus 0.4 degrees Celsius respectively, the MeT office in Shimla said.
Muzaffarnagar was the coldest place in Uttar Pradesh recording the minimum temperature of 2.8 degrees Celsius with cold wave conditions prevailing in the state, the MeT office in Lucknow said.
Temperatures in Punjab and Haryana hovered around the normal for the second day, providing respite to the people from cold weather.
(With Agencies input)