PTIWednesday saw the national capital's temperature drop several notches, with the lowest for the day plunging to 4.4°C - the lowest of the season, so far - making Delhi colder than Dharamsala (5.2°C), Nainital(6°C) and Dehradun(4.5°C).
India's Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert in the Delhi-NCR region for the next two days, which is the second highest level on the weather warning scale.
The cold snap is expected to strain power grids and pose challenges to homeless people.
The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, saw the minimum temperature plummet to 4.4°C from 8.5°C a day ago.
The Delhi Ridge weather station near the Delhi University recorded a cold wave with a minimum temperature of 3.3 °C, the lowest in the capital on Wednesday.
Weather stations at Lodhi Road, Palam, Jafarpur, and Najafgarh recorded a 'cold day'.
A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius below the normal and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below the normal. A severe cold day is when the maximum is 6.5 degrees Celsius or more below the normal.
A layer of fog also lowered visibility to 250 metres, affecting the movement of road and rail traffic. At least 19 trains to Delhi were delayed by one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half hours due to the foggy weather, a Railways spokesperson said.
"A cold wave is prevailing in Delhi and maximum temperatures are also low, leading to cold day conditions. Most places are likely to record maximum temperatures between 13 degrees and 15 degrees Celsius," senior IMD scientist RK Jenamani told PTI.
With inputs from PTI
India's Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert in the Delhi-NCR region for the next two days, which is the second highest level on the weather warning scale.
The cold snap is expected to strain power grids and pose challenges to homeless people.
The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, saw the minimum temperature plummet to 4.4°C from 8.5°C a day ago.
The Delhi Ridge weather station near the Delhi University recorded a cold wave with a minimum temperature of 3.3 °C, the lowest in the capital on Wednesday.
Weather stations at Lodhi Road, Palam, Jafarpur, and Najafgarh recorded a 'cold day'.
A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius below the normal and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below the normal. A severe cold day is when the maximum is 6.5 degrees Celsius or more below the normal.
A layer of fog also lowered visibility to 250 metres, affecting the movement of road and rail traffic. At least 19 trains to Delhi were delayed by one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half hours due to the foggy weather, a Railways spokesperson said.
"A cold wave is prevailing in Delhi and maximum temperatures are also low, leading to cold day conditions. Most places are likely to record maximum temperatures between 13 degrees and 15 degrees Celsius," senior IMD scientist RK Jenamani told PTI.
With inputs from PTI
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