Weather Update: Cold wave in Delhi-NCR, icy winds increased melting at night, read how the weather will be today
The weather of Delhi NCR seems to be taking a turn once again. Even though the day was sunny on Monday, the weather department has predicted that the cold will increase in the morning and evening. Although it will be sunny in the afternoon, people will still feel cold. The reason for this cold is said to be the ongoing snowfall in the mountains, due to which people are shivering due to strong icy winds in the plains.
Let us tell you that for the last 4-5 days, there has been a period of heavy rain in the Delhi NCR area. The special thing about this is that in the last ten years there has never been as much rainfall during the month of February as has been seen in the last 4-5 days. This is being seen as a side effect of climate change. If we look at the records of the last two years, it was very hot in February 2022 and 2023, but this time the cold has surprised everyone, which is the effect of climate change.
Talking about the weather on Monday, the bright sunshine during the day had given relief to the people from the cold. Due to this, people who were wearing warm clothes also faced problems. On Monday, the maximum temperature was 21 degrees and the minimum was 12.4 degrees. The maximum temperature was two degrees below normal. However, icy winds once again brought the mercury down at night.
How will be the weather today?
Talking about today’s weather, IMD has predicted that the weather will be clear on Tuesday. There is little chance of rain. It will be sunny in the afternoon. However, medium level fog may be seen in the morning. Talking about today’s temperature, the maximum temperature can be 19-20 degrees and the minimum temperature can be 8-9 degrees.
Slight relief on pollution
Let us tell you that this season pollution in Delhi has broken many records. Although pollution has declined after the rains, pollution levels are still fluctuating due to strong winds. In such a situation, it is expected that soon the restrictions of Grape-1 and Grape-2 will also be abolished. Talking about Monday, Delhi’s AQI was 180, which was better than the last several days. IMD estimates that pollution will remain bad till February 6 -8, after which the AQI is likely to improve.
Weather condition of other states
Talking about other states, today there is a possibility of light rain in some areas of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Apart from this, fog can also be seen in Assam, Punjab and Haryana, due to which the speed of traffic may remain slow. Talking about hilly areas, there is more possibility of snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu Kashmir and Arunachal, due to which the outbreak of icy winds can also be seen in the plain states in the coming days.
