North India is facing bone-chilling nights for the past several weeks. The IMD had predicted only temporary relief for residents of Northwest India from the excruciating cold this week. As temperatures in North India blip up briefly this week, January 2023 could still go down in the books as the coldest for the region, a weather expert has predicted, with temperatures in the plains dipping as far as -4 degrees Celsius next week.
Severe chills are on the horizon between January 14 and 19 and are likely to be at their peak from January 16 to 18, tweeted Navdeep Dahiya, the founder of Live Weather of India, an online weather platform. And while light rainfall in the national capital might bring some respite from icy temperatures for a few days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also said cold wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets over Delhi and its neighbouring states from Saturday.
While he hedged his bets, saying there could be some changes to the outcome with three days to go and fog playing a crucial role, the weatherman warned of maximum temperatures in the single digits and “frosty mornings” or “coldblast” days.
Mr Dahiya tweeted,”Also, to note this is a historic run so far in 11 days of Jan with next few days look really cold, #January 2023 can be historically coldest – maybe for 21st century so far?” After bone-chilling nights for the past several weeks, the IMD had predicted only temporary relief for residents of Northwest India from the severe cold this week.
Days after recording its third-worst cold spell in 23 years, the minimum temperature in Delhi settled at 9.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday, two notches above the season’s average. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 19 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD. Mr Jenamani said Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Western UP and North Rajasthan could also experience drizzle and light rainfall over the next few days.
