Churu shivers at –0.4° C

Mercury continued to dive in most parts of the Northern plains with cool breeze adding to the chill, while the minimum temperature in the national Capital plunged to settle at 6 degrees Celsius on Monday – the first time since the onset of winter.

At least 10 trains of North Western Railways were running late due to fog in the Northern region. 

Cold waves swept across Rajasthan with train services being disrupted due to fog, even as Churu froze at –0.4 degree Celsius, about seven notches below normal, a MeT report said. Mercury further dipped by 1-3 degrees Celsius at almost all places as the north-westerly cold wave gripped the entire state in last 24 hours with Mount Abu recording a low of one degrees Celsius, the report said.

The twin towns of Leh and Kargil in Ladakh region of J&K shivered at – 12 degrees. Leh experienced the coldest night of the season on Monday, a Met department official said. Kargil also shivered at – 12.1 degrees Celsius, the official said. Srinagar recorded a low of 2 degrees up by nearly three degrees from – 0.8 degree, the previous night.

The Met office has said there is a possibility of isolated rains over two days from Wednesday. Freezing cold gripped many parts of Haryana and Punjab as temperatures dipped further.  The minimum temperature in Chandigarh also dipped further to settle at 7.8 degrees. Amritsar recorded a low of 3.2 degrees.