Cold wave continues across north India

NEW DELHI:
Cold wave conditions continued across north India today though the mercury registered marginal increase in some parts including Delhi and…
Foggy conditions added to the winter woes with it affecting road, rail and air traffic in some areas.
In the national capital, the maximum temperature stood at 18.3 degrees Celsius, up from yesterday’s 16.9 degrees. Today’s maximum was three notches below normal. The minimum settled at 8.5 degrees Celsius, one notch above normal.
Early morning fog disrupted traffic and some train were running late due to reduced visibility.
Meanwhile, the residents of Ladakh region got some relief from intense cold conditions as the mercury rose by around seven degrees there.
Kargil, in the frontier Ladakh region, was the coldest recorded place in J&K with a minimum temperature of minus 10.0 degrees Celsius compared to minus 17.0 degrees the previous night. Leh, also in Ladakh, recorded a low of minus 8.0 degrees, up by nearly seven degrees from minus 14.4 degrees Celsius yesterday.
Srinagar, summer capital of J&K, recorded a minimum temperature of 1.6 degrees, compared to the previous night’s minus 0.8 degree Celsius. Famous ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.6 degrees, as against minus 8.4 degrees Celsius the previous night.
Famous south Kashmir hill resort of Pahalgam registered a minimum temperature of minus 2.2 degrees Celsius, over four degrees up from the previous night. (AGENCIES)