Monday, January 3, 2011

Cold wave continues in region

Jallandhar : Despite a rise in the mercury at many places, North India has been reeling under extreme cold conditions. It has been three days since a cold wave started in the region. While the mercury hovered around 8°C at most places, the cold wave in the northern region has been giving a tough time to people, especially the destitute. Bathinda remained the coldest in the plains with a minimum temperature of 8.1°C followed by Amritsar (8.5°C) and Halwara (8.8°C). Chandigarh saw a low of 8.9°C, Pathankot (9°C) and Adampur reeled under 9.2°C. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a minimum temperature of 9°C. In Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar was at minus 6.7°C followed by Udhampur with a minimum of 4.9°C and Jammu recording a low of 8.3°C. In the upper reaches of the valley, Leh recorded a freezing low of minus 23°C while Avantipora remained a freezing low of minus 9°C. The Met Department at Adampur Air Force station has predicted a mainly overcast sky with occasional mist in the morning and evening in the next 24 hours.

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