Delhi Weather: Morning Mist, 28-30°C Highs, Dry Week Ahead

Delhi will see mist in the morning and mainly clear skies on Tuesday, 3 November, with a maximum of 28-30°C and a minimum of 15-17°C, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its Delhi forecast issued at 8:45 pm on 2 November. The bulletin forecasts no rain through 8 November and does not carry a colour-coded warning.

Mist Again on Wednesday Morning

Safdarjung, Delhi’s base station, recorded a maximum of 29.5°C and a minimum of 16.4°C on Monday, according to the IMD. Shallow fog was reported at a few places in the city in the past 24 hours. The IMD expects mist in the morning hours on both 3 and 4 November, with the minimum dipping to 14-16°C and the maximum easing to 27-29°C on Wednesday. It says no large change in maximum temperatures is likely over the next seven days.

Very Dense Fog in East Uttar Pradesh

The IMD’s all-India bulletin of 2 November reported very dense fog at isolated places in east Uttar Pradesh, with visibility at Ballia recorded as zero metres at 8:30 am. Moderate fog was reported in parts of east UP and Himachal Pradesh, and shallow fog over Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Bihar and Jharkhand. The lowest minimum in the country was 12.5°C at Una in Himachal Pradesh. Maximum temperatures were below normal at many places in Uttarakhand and Punjab as of 1 November.

Also read Himachal Snow, Northeast Thunderstorms, Bihar Showers: IMD, 1-3 Nov

Isolated Rain Only in the Hills

The IMD has issued no specific rain or wind warning for north-west India. Isolated rain is forecast over Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on 5 November, after light falls in the hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on 2 November. Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Rajasthan are forecast to stay dry.

Air quality remains a separate concern for the capital. IPB has reported on Delhi’s very poor air on 2 November and the previous day’s weather outlook.

Source: IMD Delhi forecast and IMD all-India weather bulletin.

Image: IPB.