New Delhi: The capital woke up to the coldest morning in the coldest season on Sunday with a minimum temperature of 4.6 degrees Celsius in Safdarjung, even when weather conditions stated “cold waves” in parts of the city with Jafarpur shivering at 3.3 degrees And Lodhi Road recording 3.6 degrees, report Kusagra Dixit.
The strong and cold winds that swept across the North Plain for the second day suddenly carried harsh winter conditions in the region, with the condition of “cold days” and “cold waves” in several parts of the city.
Weather similar to the possibility on Monday, said the department met.
North by Northwest: The Himalayan wind that must be blamed at that time, with other Western disturbances lurking on the corner, the condition can change warmer on Tuesday because of the wind direction upside down.
“Hard winter conditions are here because of the stronger northwest winds that flow from the higher the Himalayan mountains and as cold as ice.
The isolated area in the city has experienced cold waves, and which can continue until Monday.
However, there will be a break after It was for a change in the wind, “said RK Jenamani, a senior scientist in the Meteorology Department of India (IMD).
Weatherman said the condition of the cold wave in the region depends directly at the speed of the northwest wind.
When the Western disturbance approaches the area, the direction of the wind turns east and mercury rises.
“Yesterday (Saturday), wind speeds were 30-40 kmpp which caused a cold day and the next cold wave on Sundays in isolated places and a fairly low minimum temperature in other places.
But the maximum temperature surged slightly on relative Sundays.
Because the wind speed drops to 10-20 kmps on Sunday.
The speed is further down and there will be Western disorders, which will also cause a little cloud on or after Tuesday.
This will lead to a minimum temperature increase, “said Jenamani.
Western disorders (WD) are wind flows that are full of moisture from the Mediterranean Sea region to the Himalayas which form a low pressure area and sometimes lead to rain and snow in North India.
When WD moves further east, the northwest wind layered back in the region, once again leads to temperature.
According to IMD, Safdarjung (considered the main weather station) recorded a maximum temperature and a minimum of 19.2 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was recorded at 4.6 degrees Celsius – both three levels below average.
On Monday, the maximum and minimum temperatures in the city tend to float around 19 and 4 degrees Celsius, with the possibility of forecasting IMD cold waves.
Cold waves occur when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to four degrees Celsius and at least four degrees below normal.
Meanwhile, city air quality remains in the poor category because the medium winds help water pollutants.
The air quality index, on a scale of 0 to 500, is 271 on Sunday, against 291 the day before.
Caqm tends to facilitate restrictions on construction activities: Air quality management commission (CAQM) is likely to facilitate the transfer of construction and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR given a significant increase in the last three days for the past three days, an official said on Sunday.
The decision is likely on Monday, he said.
“Given a significant increase in air quality in NCR for the past three days, CAQM is likely to involve restrictions in the construction sector.” The official said.
The Commission has been on Friday that restrictions on construction and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR will continue until further orders.
However, projects related to public utilities, trains, metro, airports and ISBT, national security, defense, health care, highways, roads, flyovers, power transmission, and pipelines include being released.
The Central Air Quality Panel also allows the authorities in Delhi-NCR to continue the physical class for students in class 6 and above, universities and other educational institutions with direct effects.
The Commission also said that the physical class for students to 5th grade can be started from December 27.
(With input from PTI)