North India is experiencing an intensifying chilly wave.
A chilly wave is intensifying throughout North India, together with Delhi-NCR, as temperatures dip following gentle rain within the plains and snowfall within the mountains. Delhi is grappling with a double menace of air pollution and plummeting temperatures, whereas chilly wave and fog circumstances persist in Punjab and Haryana. Snowfall and chilly wave alerts have been issued for Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, with rising chilly additionally being felt in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Delhi recorded a minimal temperature of seven levels Celsius on Tuesday, with a skinny layer of fog enveloping components of the nationwide capital. On Monday, the minimal temperature stood at 8 levels Celsius, whereas the utmost reached 20 levels Celsius.
Residents of the nationwide capital have been seen gathering bonfires to fight the coolness, whereas others took refuge in evening shelter houses as temperatures continued to drop in Delhi.
In Rajasthan, the chilly climate endured, considerably impacting every day life because of the falling temperatures. In Bikaner, the temperature was recorded at 9 levels Celsius, in accordance with the Indian Meteorological Division (IMD).
Chilly wave continues to have an effect on the every day lifetime of the folks in Jammu and Kashmir, with temperatures dropping under zero in lots of areas. Srinagar recorded a temperature of -5.2 levels Celsius at 5:30 am on Tuesday. Different recorded temperatures included -0.6 levels Celsius in Gulmarg, – 6.8 levels Celsius in Pahalgam, – 0.8 levels Celsius in Banihal and – 4.6 levels Celsius in Kupwara.
On Monday, Srinagar skilled a minimal temperature of -7 levels Celsius and a most temperature of seven levels Celsius, as reported by the IMD.
As per the IMD, a chilly wave is taken into account when the minimal temperature of a station is 10 levels Celsius or much less for plains and 0 levels Celsius or much less for Hilly areas.
The IMD forecasts a extreme chilly wave in Jammu and Kashmir ranging from December 24. Moreover, dense fog circumstances and a chilly wave are anticipated to prevail from December 23 to 25 in Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and different states.
The Air High quality Index (AQI) within the nationwide capital was categorised within the ‘extreme’ class on Tuesday, with visibility restricted by the fog. Based on the Central Air pollution Management Board (CPCB), the AQI was recorded at 401 at 8 AM. On the day gone by, the AQI additionally fell into the ‘extreme’ class, measuring 403 at 7 AM.
Particular AQI readings included 417 in Alipur, 423 in Anand Vihar, 425 in RK Puram, and 402 at ITO.
An AQI score is categorized as follows: 0-50 (good), 51-100 (passable), 101-200 (reasonable), 201-300 (poor), 301-400 (very poor), and 401-500 (extreme).
(With inputs from ANI)