The cold spell continues to hit stronger across parts of North India especially the Kashmir Valley which recorded temperatures further below zero. IMD in its report further adds that the temperature in parts of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh is still very close to zero and due to frost events are likely to occur across the north indian region as it gets colder.

As per the report, the intensity of the cold has expanded north of Delhi; But in contrast South India reported temperatures varying from 25°C to as high as 30°C during the day.

Weather offices predict rainfall and snowfall later in the week for the North West Region due to a western disturbance and in turn expect temperatures to rise in the upcoming days anywhere in the range of 2 to 4 degrees Celsius.

As per the notice received, waves of sever cold are anticipated to possible over isolated pockets of Himachal Pradesh ,Colder conditions are expected to prevail in Jammu and Punjab, particularly in the areas of Ladakh between Thursday and Friday, Punjab on Friday and then Kashmir on Saturday. Ladakh and Kashmir may also experience colder temperatures on Saturday. Locations such as Fatehpur 1.1 degree celsius were classified as the lowest in the Sikar district due to extreme weather conditions persisting in parts.

In accordance to the weather department, freezing temperatures were experienced in isolated pockets of Sikar located within the interior zones of Rajasthan. While this was the case, the departments’ report also specified the state of India Jaipur’s temperature recording being 6.4 sealed Night degree Celsius.

For different areas in Nagur, Bikaner, Jalore and even Churu, the temperatures recorded were a low ranging between 1.7 to 3.9 degrees. However in Sirohi the range slightly widened being recorded at 2.9 degrees, Dausa was at 4.2, 4.5 Sikar 4.6 Bhilwara to name a few. According to diverse weather reports, the interior weather condition of even Rajasthan was observed to be dry during the last 24 hours period coupled with facet of places exploring the cold wave.

Dense fog disrupted visibility in Amritsar making it near to zero , while in Karnal and Ambala dense fog was also seen. Additionally, Chandigarh, which is the capital of both Punjab and Haryana, faced a decrease in visibility to eighty metres.  

A good six degrees below the average temperature, Sangrur's lowest overall temperature hovered around 3 degrees Celsius which the Met office has noted.  

Chandigarh observed a gentle chill as registration neared a low of 8.3 degrees Celsius which is 3 degrees lower than what is normal. Furthermore, Amritsar reported a mothld level of 3.5 degrees while Ludhiana and Patiala were at 6.8 degrees and 7.4 degrees respectively.  

Residents of Jammu and Kashmir have reported a harsh cold atmosphere in the Kashmir Valley, with temperatures dropping to negative at night and a relapsing warmth in the day time.  

Srinagar reached the bottom with temperatures finally resting at a historic low of -1 degrees Celsius whereas the day time led to a drastic surge in temperatures whereas previous night observed a temperature drop to 0.9 degrees Celsius.  

Gulmarg has seen a new record low temperature level of -9.8 degrees Celsius becoming the new low after -6.6 degrees.

Pahalgam, one of the base camp of annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir records an astonishing low temperature of -8.2 degrees Celsius, in other words, this can also be described as Nocturnal Frost and compared to previous night temperature of -7.8 degrees, it can be said to be extremely cold.

Qazigund recorded low temperatures of -2.4 degree Celsius, while town of Pampore during the frost registered temperatures of -1 degree Celsius.

On the other hand, Kupwara settled on a low of -2.1 degrees Celsius whilst Kokernag registered 1.9 degrees Celsius.

The weather forecast predicts a few dry days ahead with a couple of showers and light snowfall in certain areas of kashmir and secluded locations over the next few days.

Further it was stated that the mercury may dip to an even lower point than the -1.9 Kelvins marker that was already set, this may also unleash a cold wave in the country.

Jawaharlal Nehru international airport and New Delhi both experienced bright sunshine on Wednesday but Kalapathar recording a >35 wind speed indicates that heavy snow did fall on both locations throughout the day, with more followed by cold breezes which dropped the temperatures to 21.5 and 2.5 degrees Celsius.

Being enveloped in fog with a zero visibility along with winds blowing from the northwest direction to the summer weather made it impossible to have a clear view of the sky.

Temperatures in northern India saw a major fluctuation on Wednesday. Let’s see how much northern Indian states varied from one another as well as from themselves.

The maximum temperature for Wednesday jumped from 16.2 degrees Celsius to a whopping higher degree.

7.4 degrees Celsius marked the lowest temperature for Wednesday, showcasing a sharp decline from the previous day’s 10.5 degrees. If we compare all the states, Una district from Himachal Pradesh was seeing severe cold, recording a minimum temperature of -1.2 degrees Celsius, meanwhile Tabo, Lahaul and Spiti region, recorded the breaking coldest temperature of -13.6 degrees across the states.

Across other peas and states, a cold wave was observed in dispiriting Hamirpur, Kangra and Mandi districts. thick layers of fog were blanketing Bilaspur and Mandi while shallow fog was stagnant in the Kangra region.

Expect a dry weather in all regions excluding Lahaul, Spiti and Kinnaur, which may see harsh snowfall. A bit wishing is also possible in the mid and high hills during Saturday and Sunday.

Taking hint from the weather department, make sure to stay inside for the cold wave while the disturbing cold stretch continues in Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra and Mandi districts altogether.