Cold wave: Minimum temperature reaches 1.5 degrees in Delhi ridge area

Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 1.5 degrees in the ridge area as the intense cold wave weather conditions continue to grip northern India.

As visuals from different parts of Delhi show low visibility makes its way to social media due to the thick and dense fog.

The cold wave was also witnessed in some areas of East Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Haryana and Chandigarh in isolated pockets over West Rajasthan, East Madhya Pradesh.


The Indira Gandhi International Airport reported disrupted flight operations as over 12 arrival flights were delayed at the airport from different destinations due to dense fog and low visibility.

Not just flights but as many as 32 long-distance trains are running behind their scheduled time by seven or more hours due to low visibility and the rough weather.

The minimum temperature in many places in the northern belt reached close to the freezing point, with Bikaner in Rajasthan recording the lowest at exactly 0 degree Celsius.

While the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh recorded a minimum temperature of 0.2 degree Celsius on Friday night.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts that the cold wave would continue in the first half of the next week as well.

(With inputs from ANI)