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In pictures: Severe cold wave hits Northern India

India’s national weather agency has predicted severe cold wave conditions across parts of northern India over the next three days as minimum temperatures on Monday dropped five degrees below the normal at some locations. Take a look at how people are coping with the severe cold weather

Our Web Desk Published 27.12.22, 01:38 PM
The cold wave conditions are very likely in some parts of northern Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, over the next three days. People sit around a bonfire to warm themselves during a cold winter morning in New Delhi.
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The cold wave conditions are very likely in some parts of northern Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, over the next three days. People sit around a bonfire to warm themselves during a cold winter morning in New Delhi.

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Across the northwestern plains, temperatures are expected to rise by about 2 degrees over the next three days. A labourer wrapped in woolens walks down the Kartavya Path as IAF personnel rehearse for the Republic Day function during a cold and foggy morning, in New Delhi.
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Across the northwestern plains, temperatures are expected to rise by about 2 degrees over the next three days. A labourer wrapped in woolens walks down the Kartavya Path as IAF personnel rehearse for the Republic Day function during a cold and foggy morning, in New Delhi.

Dense fog blotted out the sun in northwest India, including Delhi, today morning, lowering visibility to just 50 metres in the national capital and affecting road traffic and train movement.
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Dense fog blotted out the sun in northwest India, including Delhi, today morning, lowering visibility to just 50 metres in the national capital and affecting road traffic and train movement.

Homeless people wrapped in woolens sleep inside a shelter home.
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Homeless people wrapped in woolens sleep inside a shelter home.

The agency’s evening forecast on Monday also predicted dense to very dense fog over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand and western Rajasthan over the next two days. A vegetable vendor walks during a cold and foggy morning, in New Delhi.
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The agency’s evening forecast on Monday also predicted dense to very dense fog over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand and western Rajasthan over the next two days. A vegetable vendor walks during a cold and foggy morning, in New Delhi.

Fifteen trains to and from Delhi were reported running late, while two were rescheduled, a Railways spokesperson said.
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Fifteen trains to and from Delhi were reported running late, while two were rescheduled, a Railways spokesperson said.

Churu in western Rajasthan reported the lowest temperature — 0°C yesterday in the northern Indian plains. A homeless wrapped in woolens on a cold winter morning.
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Churu in western Rajasthan reported the lowest temperature — 0°C yesterday in the northern Indian plains. A homeless wrapped in woolens on a cold winter morning.

Meteorologists attributed the sharp drop in day temperatures to frigid north westerly winds barrelling through the plains and reduced sunshine due to foggy weather.
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Meteorologists attributed the sharp drop in day temperatures to frigid north westerly winds barrelling through the plains and reduced sunshine due to foggy weather.

The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a maximum temperature of 15.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, six notches below normal and the lowest day temperature in December since December 17, 2020.
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The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a maximum temperature of 15.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, six notches below normal and the lowest day temperature in December since December 17, 2020.

With a high windchill factor – a measure of the rate of heat loss from skin that is exposed to the air – in play, the weather office has predicted a cold day ahead.
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With a high windchill factor – a measure of the rate of heat loss from skin that is exposed to the air – in play, the weather office has predicted a cold day ahead.

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