Chilly wave to grip North India from Sunday; Delhi sees wettest December day in 101 years: IMD | India Information – Instances of India

The India Meteorological Division on Sunday forecasts chilly wave situations throughout North India ranging from Sunday, December 29, as per a press release launched by the company.
From December 29 to January 1, remoted chilly wave situations will have an effect on Himachal Pradesh, whereas Punjab and Haryana will face comparable situations till January 3. Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Rajasthan might also expertise chilly wave situations on December 30 and 31.
Drop in temperatures: Northwest India will expertise a 3-5°C discount in minimal temperatures over two days, remaining steady afterwards. West and Central India will see the same temperature decline over three days after 24 hours of stability. East India’s temperatures will stay fixed for 2 days earlier than dropping by 2-4°C.
Chilly day warnings issued: Extreme chilly day situations have been noticed in components of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, with remoted areas anticipated to face comparable situations on Sunday. Chilly day situations are additionally predicted for Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, and Rajasthan on December 29.

Delhi data wettest December in over a century: Delhi witnessed a historic downpour, with the very best single-day December rainfall in 101 years recorded at 41.2 mm prior to now 24 hours till 8:30 am on Saturday.
“The 24-hour cumulative rainfall ending at 8.30 am in the present day is the second-highest since 1901 at Safdarjung. The month-to-month rainfall is the fifth-highest. The 24-hour cumulative rainfall refers back to the rainfall in the course of the previous 24 hours, ending at 8.30 am IST on the given date,” the IMD official stated.
IMD officers famous that the final time Delhi noticed such heavy rainfall in December was in 1923, with 75.7 mm recorded in a single day. December 2024 now ranks because the fifth-wettest December since data started in 1901.
The capital’s daytime temperatures remained beneath regular as a result of rain, with the minimal temperature recorded at 12.7°C, six levels above the seasonal common.
Dense fog forward: Sunday’s forecast signifies very dense fog with temperatures ranging between 17 and 9 levels Celsius in Delhi, whereas, Saturday recorded minimal temperature of 12.7 levels Celsius, six levels above common on account of rainfall.
Air high quality improves: Delhi’s air high quality confirmed vital enchancment as a result of rain, with the town’s Air High quality Index (AQI) recorded at 135 within the ‘reasonable’ class on Saturday. This can be a sharp distinction to the ‘very poor’ class recorded on Friday.
4 monitoring stations – Aipur, IHBAS Dilshad Backyard, Lodhi Street, and Sri Aurobindo Marg – recorded passable AQI ranges beneath 100.

Heavy snowfall disrupts life throughout Kashmir: Kashmir witnessed widespread snowfall beginning Friday, with heavy to very heavy snowfall reported within the plains of south Kashmir. Central Kashmir obtained reasonable snowfall, whereas the plains in north Kashmir skilled gentle to reasonable snowfall, officers said.
The Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway was closed to visitors on account of heavy snow accumulation, particularly close to the Navyug Tunnel, the place clearance operations have been hindered. Prepare providers on the Banihal-Baramulla part have been additionally suspended as tracks grew to become inaccessible. Air visitors at Srinagar airport was severely disrupted, with flight operations utterly suspended on account of antagonistic climate situations, airport authorities confirmed.