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Delhi: Cold has knocked in many parts of North India including Delhi. (Delhi) The first snowfall of this season has also started in the mountains. Due to this, the cold has started increasing in the plains. There is a significant drop in the morning and evening temperatures. Light cold winds are blowing in Delhi-NCR since Monday evening.
Two-day yellow alert in Delhi
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the minimum temperature of Delhi was recorded at 14 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. This temperature of Delhi is 2.7 degrees more than normal. A yellow alert has been issued for Thursday and Friday (28 and 29 November) in Delhi-NCR.
Visibility may decrease due to fog
Issuing the alert, the Meteorological Department said that visibility may decrease due to dense fog in the coming days. Due to this, the temperature will drop further in the morning and night time. There are chances of increase in cold.
Alert for Himachal, Punjab and Haryana too
Apart from Delhi-NCR, IMD said that the weather is changing rapidly in different parts of Himachal Pradesh. Dense fog is likely to prevail in Himachal during the morning hours from 27 to 30 November. Dense fog is also expected in Punjab and Haryana for the next three days.
Heavy rains in these states
On the other hand, heavy rains are occurring in many parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Kerala. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the deep pressure area formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal may turn into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday. It may cross the coast of Sri Lanka and move towards Tamil Nadu in the next two days.
The Meteorological Department said that by 8.30 am on Tuesday, the deep depression was centered about 310 km south-east of Trincomalee, 710 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 800 km south-southeast of Chennai.
Cyclonic storm moving towards coastal areas of Tamil Nadu
The IMD said, ‘It is very likely to continue moving north-northwest and turn into a cyclonic storm on November 27. After this, it will continue to move in the north-northwest direction towards the coastal area of Tamil Nadu, crossing the coast of Sri Lanka in the next two days.’
