Cold winds lead to drop in temp, but relief to be short-lived: IMD

Cold winds with speeds of up to 40 kmph led to a sharp dip in mercury in Delhi on Saturday, with the city recording temperatures significantly below the normal for this time of the year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

- Snehil Sinha

NEW DELHI: However, this relief is expected to be only temporary — the Met has forecast that the temperatures will rise in the coming days, though the Capital is unlikely to break the 40-degree mark in the coming week.

The Safdarjung observatory — the base weather station for Delhi — on Saturday recorded a minimum of 15.5°C, 2.6°C below normal and a drop of more than 5 notches from the previous day's 20.9°C. Other parts of the city were even cooler — the Ridge station logged a day's low of 10.2°C, a whopping 9.4°C below normal.