Delhi reels under cold wave, temp as low as 3.1°C at Lodhi

The city continues to shiver as the cold wave swipes it on Monday with the weather department recording the minimum temperature at Safdarjung, considered the average for Delhi, at 3.2 degrees Celsius.

- Kushagra Dixit

New Delhi: Lodhi Road continues to be the coldest area at 3.1 degrees Celsius.

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the national capital is likely to see some changes in the weather phenomenon over seven days from Wednesday due to arrival of two consecutive western disturbances. It may end cold waves, lead to cloudiness, change the wind directions to warm and moist easterly winds, and a possible drizzle by the weekend. IMD said the minimum temperature might hover around 4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.

“Chances of cold waves from December 22 are very low due to the arrival of two back-toback western disturbances, the first on Wednesday night and the other on December 24. The city will start seeing moist easterly winds and cloudiness from December 23, which may bring down the day-time temperatures. But the minimum temperatures will increase as the heat gets trapped due to clouds,” said R K Jenamani, senior scientist at IMD.