Jaipur: Mercury took a dip on Sunday as majority of the places across the state witnessed a revival of shivering cold conditions.
Also, fog and mist during early morning hours affected road and rail traffic. Bhilwara remained coldest in the state where a minimum temperature of 6°C was recorded.
Attributing the dip in mercury to the active northerly winds and upper air cyclonic circulation, Jaipur Met office stated that mercury will further dip in the state in the next couple of days.
People in Jaipur woke up to a chilly morning as a minimum temperature of 9.7°C was recorded in the city. It was followed by a lesser warm afternoon amidst chilly winds as the maximum temperature of 22.2°C was recorded.
Fog and mist also affected vehicular traffic as vehicles on the highways connecting Jaipur to Agra, Jaipur to Churu and Jaipur to Ajmer were moving at a slower pace due to poor visibility. Likewise, at least five early morning Jaipur-bound trains arrived late due to fog and mist in the neighbouring states including Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. With the revival of cold wave, roads wore an empty look especially during early morning and late evening hours, as people preferred to confine themselves to their homes on Sunday.
Heavy fog and mist were especially seen in some districts like Sriganganagar, Sikar, Churu and Hanumangarh. “Till 10am, the area was covered with fog and visibility was as low as 100 metres,” said an officer with the agriculture department in Sriganganagar.
Bhilwara was followed by Sriganganagar where a minimum temperature of 6.1°C was recorded, Churu and Bikaner 6.8°C each, Pilani 6.9°C, Sikar 7.0°C, Jaisalmer 8.0°C, Alwar 8.2°C, Jodhpur 8.3°C, Ajmer 9.3°C, Barmer 10.0°C, Udaipur 11.0°C and a minimum temperature of 12.7°C was recorded in Kota. In its forecast, Jaipur Met office stated that fog and mist will prevail in western Rajasthan while cold wave conditions will further aggravate in the state.