The Met department said though no winter rain was predicted, the temperature is likely to remain low for the coming two days. Humidity was high and fluctuated between 59 and 97 per cent.
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The minimum temperature was recorded at minus 2.7 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam and minus five degrees Celsius in Gulmarg, the weather office said.
Cold conditions prevailed in north India today with mercury in moutaineous regions hovering several notches below normal even as fog caused cancellation of 45 trains and delay of at least 14 others. “Sky is likely to be partly cloudy and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 21 degree Celsius”.
Rajasthan, too, had a cold day with Churu recording the lowest minimum at 2.5 degrees Celsius.
Thursday’s maximum temperature was 19 degree celsius, a notch below the season’s average while the minimum temperate settled at 13.6 degree celsius, six notches above the season’s average.
The mercury in Leh town, in the frontier Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, settled at a low of minus 14.4 degrees Celsius compared to minus 14.5 degrees Celsius the previous night, he said.
As many as 10 Delhi-bound trains, including Magadh Express, Bikramshila Express and Poorva Express, were reported to be running late while 64 trains were cancelled due to fog. Ambala and Hisar recorded low of 10.4 degrees and 9 degrees respectively.
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Meerut: The city woke up to a foggy Sunday with the maximum temperature dipping 5 degrees Celsius below the normal temperature mark.
