Cold wave conditions are likely to prevail in the Capital in the coming week, with the Meteorological Department forecasting a fall in the minimum temperature by 2-3 degrees Celsius.
On Sunday, the minimum temperature settled at 5.2 degrees Celsius. three notches below average.
This was a dip from the minimum of 10 degrees Celsius that was recorded the previous night. The maximum temperature was 18.8 degrees Celsius which was four degrees below the normal.
Rain likely this week
The forecast for Monday reads, “Clear sky with strong surface winds during the day and cold wave conditions are likely to prevail at isolated pockets. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 19 and 4 degrees Celsius respectively.” The extended forecast shows that there will be a a possibility of very light rain/ thundershowers towards evening/ night on Wednesday and a generally cloudy sky with rain/thunderstorm on Thursday.