JAIPUR: Mercury took a dip across the state on Saturday when majority of the places witnessed their minimum temperatures below 15°C.
Mount Abu remained coldest in the state where a minimum temperature of 5°C was reported, the Met reports said on Saturday.
There has been a constant dip in the temperatures at many places, especially in Bikaner and Jodhpur divisions of the state.
Attributing the climatic change to the active northerly winds and upper air cyclonic circulation, Jaipur Met office stated that mercury will continue to fall.
Jaipur Met office further stated that from the coming week, some places in the state are likely to record a minimum temperature below 10°C.
People in Jaipur woke up to a chilly morning as a minimum temperature of 15.6°C was recorded and it was followed by a comparatively pleasant afternoon with a maximum temperature of 32.1°C.
In the evening, outskirts of Jaipur saw a dip in the mercury as places including Kothputli, Shahpura and Bassi witnessed minimum temperatures below 12°C.
“By the next week, minimum temperature in Jaipur would be below 10°C as mercury is continuously falling,” said an officer with Jaipur Met office.
Mount Abu was followed by Bhilwara where a minimum temperature of 10.6°C was recorded , Churu recorded 10.9°C, Chittorgarh 11.6°C, Udaipur 11.7°C, Pilani 11.8°C, Kota 13.0°C, Sriganganagar 13.4°C, Ajmer 15.0°C, Jaisalmer 15.8°C and a minimum temperature of 16.4°C was recorded in Bikaner.
Jaipur Met office stated that winters have set in at many districts in the state. “It’s considered winters only when a minimum temperature of 15°C and below is recorded.
Presently, in almost every part of the state, the minimum temperatures are on and below 15°C,” said an officer of the Jaipur Met office.