New Delhi: Delhies has begun to get a pre-winter feel with NIP that appears in the air late at night and early morning.
The night temperature on Thursday dropped below 20 degrees Celsius for the first time this season, with mercury fell to 19 degrees in Safdarjung.
Reach over Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh received the snow on Wednesday, after that the cold northwesterly wind caused a decrease in temperature in the North Plateau.
Wind direction is expected to change on Friday or Saturday, with temperatures expected to increase.
Some rain is also expected from Saturday to Monday under the influence of Western disorders.
Minimum temperature of 19 degrees C is considered normal for now this year.
The last three years have seen mercury fall below 20 degrees C earlier than this year, which has seen relatively warm October so far.
Under the influence of Northwesteries, the maximum temperature fell to 33.9 degrees C from 36.7 degrees two days ago.
“The maximum and minimum temperature witnessed a decline on Thursday.
The city has mostly recorded the maximum and minimum temperature above normal in October so far.
Because the sky is bright and northwest, the minimum temperature drops on Thursday,” said an official meeting .
The Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) has estimated that the minimum temperature is likely to remain around 19 degrees Celsius on Friday but can rise from Saturday.
The meeting department predicted a very light bath on October 16 and light to moderate rain on October 17 under the influence of Western disorders.
Lightweight Rain is expected on October 18 too.
Mahesh Palawat from Weather Skymet, a personal weather forecasting agent, said, “Winds Northwesterly is predicted to change to be east on Friday or Saturday.
In addition, rain patchy and part of the cloud closed is possible on October 17 and 18 and can cause a minimum temperature increase .
“According to Estimated IMD, the minimum temperature is likely to drift around 21 degrees Celsius on October 16 and 17 and can touch 20 degrees Celsius on October 18.
“After rainfall activities, the temperature witnessed a little pants.
There is a possibility that the minimum temperature can fall to 19 degrees Celsius on October 19 and 20,” said an official met.
He added that a steeper decline in the minimum temperature possibly in the last week of October or the first week of November.